Ken Hunter wrote:

> Suburu is coming out with a new 2.5L flat six that is supposed to
> be about as compact as the old 4. That sounds interesting but won't be in
> wrcking yards for a few more years.

Ken,
The Subaru XT 2.5L flat six is over ten years old, and are fairly common
in the yards. They aren't really a good match for the Vanagon. If you
want some serious power, see if you can find the 3.3L flat six out of a
Suby SVX. They are hard to find, but produce 220HP and 228ft/lbs. Put
one of these in your Vanagon and you might even be able to keep up with
the Lilleyvan!  8o}
Larry