Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 00:01:43 -0700
Reply-To: jimkim <jimkim@INTERGATE.BC.CA>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: jimkim <jimkim@INTERGATE.BC.CA>
Subject: Re: Vanagon engine swaps
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greetings ,
first off , the 2.1 now being blown did you get to drive your Carat with stock pony's? I've found my 1.9 quite peppy around town. Of course it lacks hill/passing power but hell we knew that when we made the plunge. But I digress, Getting back to what you were talking about I think you couldn't go wrong with the legacy conversion heaps 'o' power, Japanese engineering(balanced crank, blah, blah, blah) Kennedy has looked into it and found it to be swap of choice and I tend to agree. But you give up the sheer coolness of VW power, the sound , the respect(everyone assumes you're a great mechanic) and the joy of driving a labor intensive vehicle. Bottom line I'd say keep it a boxer, if you want more horses slide in a Subaru, in the words of Kennedy "it looks like it belongs there" and you can have 130- 230 bhp at your beck and call. anyhow that's my 2 penny's worth
----- Original Message -----
From: A & C Grobey
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: April 9, 1999 8:25 PM
Subject: Vanagon engine swaps
Hello everyone,
I am new to the list and I am having a good time with all the information that flows so freely...maybe too freely.
Anyway, I am the proud owner of a '91 Carat that now has a toasted wasserboxer. I am in the process of researching how to fix it and I would like your input. Here are some of the things I am considering:
a.. The Eurospec sport 2.0 in-line 4cyl GTI conversion
b.. The Subaru legacy conversion
c.. Anything I haven't heard of yet
Please tell me your thoughts on these. I want more power and I want to get away from the head gasket issue. My inclination is to stay with a VW engine but I am also a cheapskate. My other constraint is that my technical expertise and available time is limited at best so I would like to find a good mechanic to install it.
Has anyone done the Eurospec conversion? How about a VR6?
I am leaving for Germany on Sunday and in two weeks I am going to tour the T4 plant in Hannover where they make the Eurovan. My German friend used to work there so I am hoping to talk to some people there about conversions. Maybe I'll come home with a new VR6 in my suitcase!
Any info you may have would be helpful.
Thanks,
Alan
Sherwood Oregon
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