Date:         Tue, 1 Dec 1998 21:06:55 -0600
Reply-To:     Joshua Van Tol <jjvantol@USWEST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Joshua Van Tol <jjvantol@USWEST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Porsche six transplant
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com
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>BUT, it is very feasible. Lets not quibble if someone wants to dive into a
>very do-able project. Better to give constructive advice than to just pick
>apart the obvious generalization that a Porsche 6 is the SAME as a
>wasserboxer.  It's been done before, go see for yourself:
>http://www.volkswagen.org/Vanagon/EngineSwap.htm
>Sure it's not the same engine. If he wants to upgrade, he's not looking for
>the SAME engine!?!
>It will definitely require some fabrication; Nobody said it would just drop
>in.

True. In fact, there are quite a few porsche 6 vanagons and regular vans
running around. I beleive Willam Kennedy has a bunch of pictures of his
conversion. As conversions go, this isn't even a very hard one, requiring
much less fabrication (although it's not trivial) than say, swapping in a
V-6 chevy.

The main thing that would stop me from using a porsche engine in my
vanagon, is that mine's a waterboxer, and that porsche engines can be quite
pricey, especially since you need to use a relatively late model porsche to
get the fuel injection, which will fit under a modified deck lid, vs a
carbed engine, which won't.

Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@lear.csp.ee.memphis.edu