> I own another car with the 1.8L 20v turbo (1998 Passat) and I can certainly
> elaborate for you on what power it can make with stock internals, although
> I cannot say much about how hard it would be to put into a Vanagon, but I
> suspect not much if any harder than another VW I-4.

        Do a search in the archives for my email addy. I did a
bit of research into this swap and wrote up my findings. The
deck lid will most likely need to be modified in all cases,
though I never did get a real good look at the transverse
mounted engine's intake manifold (the one used in the NB,
Golf and Jetta). I know it had a shorter profile...

        In doing this swap, you might want to look at all
the TDI swap info out there because most of the swap is
going to be very similiar. There will be a different wiring
harness to contend with, and a bunch of other interesting
stuff to find room for in the engine bay...

dave