Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 09:28:54 -0700
Reply-To: "P.B." <tiitrad@DIRECTCON.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: "P.B." <tiitrad@DIRECTCON.NET>
Organization: Tii Trading Co.
Subject: Re: Engine Swap:VW S. Africa
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Hi Darrell,
There is no affiliation with the companies you noted. All components for this
conversion are supplied directly from the VW South Africa engine plant. This
kit is approved by VW S. Africa and is currently distributed to all the VW
dealers
in S. Africa very successfully.
Darrell Boehler wrote:
> Hi PB,
> I feel you are doing a very good conversion. I like what I have seen
> with the motronic i4 2L engine. I am very interested in putting a motronic
> i4 2L in my 85 double cab. Who is supplying your parts, fast forward,
> Kennedy engineering ? Is there a motronic i5? Please keep me and the list
> up dated. tia
> Darrell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: P.B. <tiitrad@DIRECTCON.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, June 11, 1999 10:40 AM
> Subject: Engine Swap:VW S. Africa
>
> > I am in the middle of doing the 2.0 Motronic Golf engine conversion on an
> '87
> > Vanagon. This is the conversion by VW South Africa that I referred to in
> earlier
> > forums. This is approved by VW and has been proven by years of testing in
> hundreds
> > of Vanagons through hot African deserts. So far, this conversion has been
> very
> > impressive and extremely clean. They even maintain the oil dipstick
> through the
> > license plate!
> > The 2.1 is out of the car. I have swapped over the power steering pump,
> A/C
> > compressor and alternator over to the Golf engine. This all mounts on one
> > fabricated mount attached to the side of the block. It looks perfect
> (Pictures are
> > being taken). I am preparing the engine compartment for the engine now. I
> should be
> > installing the engine next week. It looks by eyeball that the stock
> exhaust will
> > bolt right up to the pipe supplied by the factory. With the catalytic
> convertor! I
> > was told that there would be welding required for one of the engine
> mounts. It
> > turns out that this Vanagon already has the mount in the chassis! So far,
> no
> > welding required. More updates to follow.....
> >
> > Randolph Feuerriegel wrote:
> >
> > > I will be doing 2.0l conversion for my syncro in about a month thru
> > > Fastforward.
> > >
> > > FHerzig@swri.edu wrote:
> > > >
> > > > How many of you folks that are recommending an engine swap have
> actually done
> > > > it?
> > > >
> > > > Frank
> > > > 85 GL w 218000 miles
> > >
> > > --
> > > R.Feuerriegel
> > > 88 syncro
> >
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