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Date:         Mon, 30 Nov 1998 23:49:23 -0800
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: finding a new engine?
Comments: To: vanagon <vanagon@vanagon.com>
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I would go for a tuned type 4 engine. I read only today about a Beetle in a german mag (VW Speed), this type 4 was a 2,9 with 200 hp and 290 Nms. This bug did a quartermile in 13,793 secs. You can get plenty of power for the same cost as replacing your engine with another make.

PerL 88 Syncro

mac stricklen wrote:

> My wife and I did all of our Thanksgiving traveling in our Saturn > Wagon and even though it's a fine car we were lamenting the fact that > we weren't in our Westy. Part of the reason that we weren't is > because it needs a new oil cooler, which I'll be doing soon. But we > also tend to take the Saturn for these types of trips just because its > faster. > > I know that there is a lot of talk among type 2 enthusiasts of all > kinds about the "attitude" that has to accompany owning/driving one of > these things and not being in a hurry. But sometimes when schedules > are tight speed helps out. > > So, I was thinking about how to make the Westy go a little faster, and > naturally my thoughts turned to engine conversions. I've seen a lot > of talk about various conversions on the list, but before buying the > vanagon I gave little thought to the automotive world and my ignornce > still shows through. > > How do I go about an engine conversion? Do I just get an engine and > then order that adapter kit from Kennedy Engineering or Hetlef > Hanschke (sp?) and go to it or will I need other stuff? Where do I > find an engine? How much is it all this likely to cost. > > I've heard that there are Porche engines that I could switch to that > would allow me to stay air cooled--which ones are these? Do I just > walk into a Porsche dealer and ask them to order one? If I want a > used one is there some sytematic way of trying to track one down or am > I just looking at spending months of my life wandering through salvage > yards? > > If I want to go to a Subaru engine or an Audi 5 cylinder or some other > water cooled is it possible to do this--how hard/expensive would it be > to add a radiator to my 1980 Vanagon? > > I guess what I'm looking for is the total low down on engine > conversions for the ignorant. Or perhaps the question I am truly > asking is this: What's the cheapest simplest way for me to get my > vanagon to cruise at 70mph? (or at least stay above 55 on hilly > interstates?) > > thanks, > mac > == > Residential Life Coordinator, > Berea College > > 80 Westy (the Turtle) > 97 Klein Mantra (Dr. Livingston) > 93 Bridgestone XO-2 (Zippy) > 91 Bridgestone MB-2 Fixed Gear (Earnest) > _________________________________________________________ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com


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