Good Morning-
Recently I posted a message asking about info on =
bumping the
performance of the waterboxer. The response was nearly universal =
"why
bother". OK, so swaps seem to be the best choice. I'd rather =
see the
swap use a VW engine and not require a year of trial and error
re-engineering. So, anybody tried a swap of a 2 liter 16V engine =
from a
Golf, Jetta or Passat? I own a '92 Jetta 16V and the engine in =
this thing
is wonderful (after a swap of computer chip and a 2 1/4" =
exhaust. The
stock engines with conservative tuning and pea-shooter exhaust are good =
for
134hp. I'd guess mine is closer to the euro-spec 150hp.
I'm thinking this would make the Vanagon a fun =
ride.
Aren't the basics of this swap available from the inline 4 Diesel
Vanagons?
A related question: what's anybody doing about =
updating to a 5
speed tranny? I understand that the stump pullers from the =
synchros
&/or diesels are not the answer. How about the South Africa
connection. What are they currently putting in =
Vanagons?
Good Weekend!
Gary