

| Subject: | Re: 1.8T was (Subaru vs. VW Swap) |
| From: | Marc Perdue |
| Date: | Sun, 21 May 2000 13:26:23 -0400 |
Dave, Doing a search on your email addy might be difficult, because it shows up as follows on my mail client: Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator <owner-LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> So, what IS your email addy? :) Oh, and thanks, Marc Perdue Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator wrote: > > 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
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