At 09:57 PM 4/13/99 -0600, you wrote: >> << thoughts about the engine swap options >> >> >> But you left one out........the corvair flat 6......has anyone ever done one >> of these in a vanagon? > >Corvair engines are a little hard to come by. They also rotate >"backwards", so you need to flip the R&P, or reverse the direction of >rotation of the crank. Maybe you could use an Audi trans??? >Larry > Use the Corvair transaxle with adapters to VW inner cv's; rotation direction is no longer a concern, nor is excessive hp. BTDT. (w/ 3.89 gears & posi!) Austin |
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