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Date:         Thu, 18 Feb 1999 20:21:13 -0500
Reply-To:     Pat Dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Pat Dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
Subject:      Re: G60 motor in an '88 westy
In-Reply-To:  <3.0.3.32.19990218165926.0129bd00@mail.abccom.bc.ca>
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Take David's advice on this one. The g-ladder is expensive and relatively short-lived in my experiences. A $50 junkyard turbo has served me very well. The Garrett rebuild kits are pocket change compared to a G60 overhaul. You can also mod a turbo to efficiently move more air without sacrificing reliability. Try adding a power pulley to your G60 to increase boost and your looking at seriously reducing longevity. My friend's 225hp G60 rabbit ate blowers. He switched to a turbo and never looked back. I'm not saying don't use the G60 block. It is an excellent choice with forged pistons and stronger rods. Just don't put a blower on it.

-One person's slightly biased opinion:)

> -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of David Marshall > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 1999 7:59 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: G60 motor in an '88 westy > > > The G60 is a very nice engine - getting rare now. I have driven a 200+ hp > G60 Cabriolet and all I have to say is WOW! > > Is it a simple swap? Into a Rabbit it is tight due to the lack of space. > Into a Vanagon should be a bit simpler. Just have to make some custom > brackets to hold a few extra goodies. > > My only concern with the 158hp G60 is the G-Ladder (supercharger) > when they > die they are EXPENSIVE [$2000+]. > > Personally I would find a dead Passat or Audi A4 and take the 1.8L Turbo > from that. They are 150hp in stock form and with a few mods [chip] 200hp > is not uncommon. > > If you have the cash [and the time] to do this kind of swap let me know! > > At 15:51 18/02/1999 -0800, Mark R Drovdahl wrote: > >I've got leaky heads in my 2.1 waterboxer, a line on a G60 motor > with 5 spd. > >tranny and conversion kit, but nobody to talk with about doing > the install. > >I'm in Seattle, anybody have any ideas. Oh yeah, I'm a new list > member and > >love what's going on here. Thanks. > > > >Mark Drovdahl > >'88 westy, dripping and overheating > > > > > > -- David Marshall - Vanagon List Admin - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- > -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KSQ, 85 VW Cabriolet -- > -- 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab, WANTED: VW / Bombardier Iltis -- > -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org -- > -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca -- > -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) -- >


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