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  • Re: VR6 transplant
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 5 Mar 2002 14:04:30 -0600
    Have you seen the > > blue > > Vanagon with the VR6 from Europe? > > <http://volksweb.relitech.com/../helmut/VR6-engine/vr6-engi.htm> > > http://volksweb.relitech...
  • Re: VW VR5's (Was Re: VW V6 ?'s)
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Tue, 17 Nov 1998 00:18:21 -0800
    Yi-Ruey Wei wrote: > I was getting the different information on VW 2.3 VR5's. The VW web page > said it's a...
  • Re: VR6 vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
    Mon, 27 Apr 1998 12:36:33 +0300
    ...http://www.relitech.com/helmut/VR6-engine/vr6-engi.htm The German: http://members.xoom.com/VR6_Bulli/ Helmut '80 Vanagaudi (back again)
  • VR6 Vanagon page updated
    Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
    Mon, 20 Oct 1997 17:30:20 +0100
    Finally I stored the picture of the whole VR6 Vanagon on the web site http://www.relitech.com/helmut/VR6-engine/vr6-engi.htm...
  • VR6 Vanagon page updated
    Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
    Mon, 27 Oct 1997 14:22:50 +0100
    ...October 1997 18:20 Finally I stored the picture of the whole VR6 Vanagon on the web site http://www.relitech.com/helmut/VR6...
  • Re: Subject: engine swaps
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Wed, 6 Nov 2002 18:10:21 +0100
    > One German VR6 conversion used the VR6 transmission! No. Definitely not. The VR6 was only installed in cars with the motor mounted transversal (is...
  • Couple of VR6 Vanagon Links
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 9 Jun 2000 09:28:11 EDT
    Here are a couple links to VR6 Vanagon pages. I am sure many of you have seen Tom Carrington's page already but the...
  • Re: VW VR5's (Was Re: VW V6 ?'s)
    Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
    Tue, 17 Nov 1998 12:29:56 -0600
    ...VW VR5's (Was Re: VW V6 ?'s) > > If I'm doing my math right, if the VR5 had a 5-valve cyl-head...
  • Re: Vredestein Tires
    Historical mailing list - John P
    Fri, 19 May 2000 03:26:05 -0000
    Stop procrastinating and buy them!! Regards, John(Vredestein tired '82) ----- Original Message ----- From: Edward Furlong <northerngoshawk@JUNO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
  • Re: New motor selections for vanagons.VR5 motor.
    Historical mailing list - Modl6971
    Tue, 19 May 1998 01:10:38 EDT
    In a message dated 98-05-18 12:50:56 EDT, Scooter061 writes: << << the new VR5 (narrow 15 degree 5 cylinder) around 160 HP...
  • RE: Can you VR6 a Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Don Schmeichel
    Wed, 20 Aug 1997 09:32:14 -0500
    ...Can you VR6 a Vanagon? >To: Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU > >I have "aquired" a VR6. Does anyone know if it will fit in my...
  • Can you VR6 a Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Austin
    Tue, 19 Aug 1997 23:31:08 -0700
    ...Can you VR6 a Vanagon? >To: Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU > >I have "aquired" a VR6. Does anyone know if it will fit in my...
  • Re: VR6 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
    Fri, 5 Apr 2002 22:00:54 -0800
    ...http://volksweb.relitech.com/../helmut/VR6-engine/vr6-engi.htm Walter Evens Hesperia, CA, USA 2-85GLs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Winesette" <Chriswinesette@AOL...
  • Re: vr6 conversion
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Tue, 27 May 2008 19:25:48 -0600
    http://volksweb.relitech.com/helmut/VR6-engine/vr6-engi.htm check that link out. bob _________________________________________________________________ Change the world with e-mail. Join the i...
  • VR6 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
    Wed, 8 Jul 1998 16:04:54 -0500
    http://members.xoom.com/VR6_Bulli/VR-6.htm Sorry, text is in German and I'm way too busy to translate. Basically, this...
  • Dreaded tire thread again.. Vredstein - Bridgestone
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Fri, 12 Apr 2002 09:14:52 -0700
    ...Vredstein Transport Steel 205 R 14 C 109 N Vredstein Comtrac 205 R 14 C 109 Bridgestone 603V 195/75R14 D thanks, Todd '88...
  • Re: VR6 Eurovan/ Sahran VR6 syncro
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 6 Jul 1998 16:08:58 EDT
    ...COM writes: << Victor Wong asked if anyone had actually driven a VR6 Eurovan. I own, and drive, a '97 VW/Winnebago Eurovan conversion camper...
  • Re: Why I am installing a TDI engine...
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Thu, 20 Jan 2000 13:01:06 +0100
    David Marshall wrote: > There is also the > "de-tuned" VR6 that is found in the Eurovan - something like 153hp but a > *heck* of a...
  • Re: Vredestein Tires
    Historical mailing list - David Baker
    Fri, 20 Sep 2002 11:01:00 -0500
    ...Vredestein Tires If you are looking for a reinforced 14" > tire for your Vanagon go to http://www.vredestein.com and then just put...
  • VR6 engine conversions?
    Historical mailing list - DaveC
    Wed, 15 Aug 2001 21:30:33 -0700
    ...great) >various GM & Frod V6s -=-=-=- Any VR6-conversion owners on the list? Any web sites of VR6 conversion information? (As relates to Vanagon power...
  • Re: Vredestein Tires
    Historical mailing list - Edward Furlong
    Thu, 18 May 2000 15:14:07 -0400
    I'm the new guy who asked about Vredesteins. Someone (Rich) asked where you can get them. I talked to Discount Tire (www.discounttire...
  • Re: Looking for a CA smog legal conversion that is a clean install
    Historical mailing list - Andy Yarnell
    Tue, 5 Mar 2002 09:35:04 -0600
    ...Have you seen the blue Vanagon with the VR6 from Europe? <http://volksweb.relitech.com/../helmut/VR6-engine/vr6-engi.htm> http://volksweb.relitech...
  • Re: Dreaded tire thread again.. Vredstein - Bridgestone
    Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
    Sat, 13 Apr 2002 22:56:26 -0400
    I have a set of those Vredes (205/75 R14 Transport Steel) in my garage ready to be mounted on the 91 Carat. If...
  • Re: VR6 178hp
    Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
    Thu, 12 Oct 2000 17:30:38 -0400
    ...http://volksweb.relitech.com/../helmut/VR6-engine/vr6-engi.htm Thanks, Chris Gronski Toronto, Ontario, '80 Westy "Pokey" '87 Chevrolet Sprint (Ice Racer) '91...
  • VR6 Bus now on-line
    Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
    Fri, 5 Sep 1997 10:54:44 +0200
    Hi Volks, For those of you interested, I finally got the pics of the VR6 bus story posted on the web page. Check it...
  • Turbo Your.... Anything
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Fri, 5 May 2006 13:59:46 -0700
    A Fryday special: http://www.eturbocharger.com/ vrooom, vrooom... Cheers, Jeff
  • VR6 In Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Hans Lindemulder
    Tue, 16 Mar 1999 22:29:09 -0500
    Has anyone heard about putting a vr6 in a vanagon. Hans. Westfalia83
  • Tire Test Ranking Vred, and Nokian et
    Historical mailing list - Mark C
    Tue, 27 Dec 2005 05:37:29 -0800
    http://www.vredestein.com/autobanden/Index.asp?TaalID=3
  • Vredestein tires (was Verettastine - Tires?)
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
    Sun, 19 May 2002 01:00:13 +0100
    Hello Derek, There is an explanation of who Vredestein (sic) are on the following web page: http://www.tyres-online.co.uk/marketing/vrede...
  • Re: Vredestein Tires
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Fri, 20 Sep 2002 12:36:50 -0400
    ...Vredestein Tires If you are looking for a reinforced 14" > tire for your Vanagon go to http://www.vredestein.com and then just put...
  • Re: Winter tires: Vredesteins vs. Haakapellittas
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Wed, 13 Dec 2000 21:34:54 EST
    Woody, For years I used Vredesteins at all corners on my Volvo 240's. About a dozen years ago, I was only able to...
  • Re: VW VR5's (Was Re: VW V6 ?'s)
    Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
    Mon, 16 Nov 1998 23:08:19 EST
    ...writes: << Also wish somebody would consider to put the very compact VR5 into our Vanagon!!! :>) >> Hey, if you got an extra one lying around...
  • Re: VW VR6 engine
    Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
    Tue, 11 Oct 2016 16:35:48 +0000
    ...VW VR6 engine hi all, for Vanagon conversion if anyone interested, there's a Passat with a VR6 engine, 96K miles... going to the...
  • Re: vr6 conversion
    Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
    Tue, 27 May 2008 18:27:44 -0700
    There are pictures online of a VR6 in a Yangon. I don't believe that is an engine you would mount at any other...
  • Re: Vredestein Tires
    Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
    Fri, 20 Sep 2002 09:13:28 -0700
    ...Vredestein Tires If you are looking for a reinforced 14" > tire for your Vanagon go to http://www.vredestein.com and then just put...
  • Re: Vredestein tires (was Verettastine - Tires?)
    Historical mailing list - Ward Smith
    Sat, 18 May 2002 19:07:38 -0700
    ...http://www.tyres-online.co.uk/marketing/vrede.asp I have copied the following text from the above web page: Vredestein Vredestein is the...
  • Can you VR6 a Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - James Cohen
    Sun, 17 Aug 1997 01:27:49 -0400
    I have "aquired" a VR6. Does anyone know if it will fit in my '85? James
  • Re: '93 Eurovan auto to manual
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Fri, 7 Mar 2014 13:15:42 -0800
    Possible gearing issues aside, and not to side track too far, but what about a Mk3 VR6 OBD1 harness/ECU, transmission brain, automatic transmission...
  • Re: Vredistein Comtrac tires
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sat, 18 Feb 2017 12:07:31 -0800
    I used to have Vredestein 205/70R14 95V... they are very good tires... I like them a lot...
  • Looking for Vredestein tires
    Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
    Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:16:36 -0400
    Hi, I'm looking for 2 Vredestein tires Comtrac 185R14C. Does anyone know a good source? Best regards.
  • Re: Couple of VR6 Vanagon Links
    Historical mailing list - Dan Nims
    Fri, 9 Jun 2000 08:12:35 -0700
    So when is a "kit" to convert to the VR6 going to be available? Even the Euro-van version (140 HP) would be a...
  • Vredestein tires
    Historical mailing list - RHS Linux User
    Mon, 30 Oct 2000 09:23:19 -0500
    When my van was 1 year old, I removed the original Continentals and installed these Vredestein snow tires. The Continentals were horrible in the...
  • VR6 Bus now with text
    Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
    Mon, 15 Sep 1997 11:39:48 +0200
    Hi Volks, For those of you interested, I finally got the first quick-and-dirty translation of the VR6 bus story posted on the...
  • Verdstein Tires (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Tom Goff
    Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:07:05 -0400
    Yes - I replaced the original Continentals with Vredesteins in 1986. The Continentals were very slippery in the wet, useless in the snow. Great fun...
  • Re: engine swaps... VR6
    Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
    Sat, 9 Nov 2002 19:19:59 -0800
    ...Because the VR6 is wider on > > top > > unlike an 8-valve I-4, tilting does not gain you anything to clear a > > stock > > Vanagon...
  • Re: 4 Cyl VR-6 Conversion
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Wed, 1 Dec 1999 02:27:17 +0100
    Bulley wrote: > WHATS A 4 Cylinder VR6 motor???? Four does not equal six on > Tuesdays, John. :) We do have a VR5 here in Europe...
  • Re: engine swaps... VR6
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sat, 9 Nov 2002 21:56:08 -0500
    ...Hey, Ben, do you think the "standard" I-4 engine brackets (for the Vanagon) can be used on the VR6? I figure the VR6s...
  • Re: VR6 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Sat, 6 Apr 2002 18:16:02 +0200
    ...VR6 Vanagon > > > Does the engine mate with the Vanagon trans without adapter? > > > >No. > > My question is about the VR6, not the Audi V6. Which...
  • Re: 1997 EV/Winnebago
    Historical mailing list - Dave Thomas
    Thu, 19 Sep 1996 16:03:20 -0400
    To see pix of the Eurovan VR6 (Including a VR6 Synchro!), check out: http://www.intersurf.com/~dthomas/ev.htm Enjoy!
  • 1990 Multivan Syncro 14" VR6
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Sun, 5 Sep 1999 22:48:03 +0200
    The pics are here: http://www.kleverland.net/vr6-bus/ From the German "VW Bus Forum" PerL 87 Syncro 112i
  • FS: '95 Passat GLX VR6
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 25 Oct 2000 20:00:25 EDT
    For Sale: '95 Passat GLX VR6 loaded, black w/ tan leather, CD, auto, 75k mi. car located in allentown, pa. chris
  • Re: VR6 in a Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
    Sat, 7 Jun 1997 07:30:09 -0500 (CDT)
    On Sat, 7 Jun 1997, Charles "luke" Lukey wrote: > Has anyone taken a look at the VR6 engine as a power source for the...
  • Re: Tires - Here's what I found . . . Vredestein
    Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
    Tue, 4 Nov 2003 10:24:13 -0500
    There are actually a number of Vredestein tires that are suitable for the vanagon and if memory is correct, all who have used them...
  • Vredestein Comtrac Winter tire
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Fri, 11 Nov 2016 18:39:16 -0800
    ...Does anyone have any experience/knowledge of the Comtrac Winter tire? http://e-tiresunlimited.com/ALL%20TIRES/Vredestein/vred_comtrac_winter.htm It is...
  • FS: VW VR6 engine.... (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
    Fri, 14 Mar 1997 10:02:08 -0600 (CST)
    ...VW VR6 engine.... >From: "Joshua R. Jones" <jrjones@planetx.bloomu.edu> Organization: Bloomsburg University I have a low mileage VR6 engine for sale. If...
  • vr12 coolant additive
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
    Tue, 6 Dec 2016 20:25:28 -0500
    ...I'm contemplating after my next flush putting vr-12 in my coolant every 6 months to replenish the additives and anti corrosives and...
  • Pictures about Engine Swap to VR6
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 8 Oct 1999 10:07:12 +0300
    For all who are thinking about... Some pictures and a few German words: http://www.kleverland.net/vr6-bus/ Helmut '80 Vanagaudi
  • VR6 in a Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Charles \"luke\" Lukey
    07 Jun 97 08:11:58 EDT
    Has anyone taken a look at the VR6 engine as a power source for the Vanagon? Charles "Luke" Lukey Windup Technology, Inc. Seattle, WA...
  • VR6 vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Modl6971
    Sat, 25 Apr 1998 03:59:25 EDT
    I saw a picture of a vanagon on the internet with VR6 motor in it. Does anybody have any input on this. I lost...
  • Re: Some Engine Conversions (fomerly "TO WATERBOXER OR NOT"??)
    Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
    Wed, 12 Jan 2000 06:29:53 EST
    <<<- Get a VR6 you'll have more fun and save money.>>> So David....when we gonna see that VR6 kit?!!!