Kyle, Volks,
Forgive my not being fully abreast of the Tii conversion (I have some
knowledge). Will this conversion ever work with the Auto-boxer 2.1 Vanagons,
or is this strictly for manual gearboxes. I understood that the auto
trannies were never offered in SA.
Regard
Mark Magee                                90 Carat
Kemah TX USA
John 14:6

VW Master wrote:

>   Ok people, all great things to be considered!  I think that you're on
> base with the fact that a TEAM of highly paid engineers
> Designed the SA kit.  I think it would be good to have the engine
> conversion info compiled into one area so people can make
> Informed decisions on this topic without having to post to the list for
> feedback.
>
>   Personally I've been deep into this conversion topic for quite some
> time.  I too live in the state of California and deal with smog
> Laws everyday.  I know exactly what it takes to get a conversion kit
> through CARB testing first hand.  What I'm talking about is NOT each
> individual kit, just for a company to get its kit through the initial
> testing and scrutinizing of the state people.  What you
> Need to understand is that and independent lab does the testing for the
> state.  They in turn give all the data and info to the state
> And a decision is made to give the conversion a CARB # or not.
>
>   I've been through this in the past and it looks like the future holds
> another round with the testing agency on the TII kit.
>
>   I will go out on a limb here a bit and say that the TII kit has a
> better chance at getting through testing than ANY other kit has in
> The past.  There are my reasons for this.
>
>   This kit is a VW Replacement kit.  It is not a conglomeration of
> parts, Cut wires and pieced together as some of the other
> Kits on the market are.  I need to clarify that I despise Subaru engines
> too.  I have seen 911 conversions, Ford V6 conversions
> And a number of different ways to stuff an inline VW engines into a
> vanagon too.  TII's kit is the answer to our need for horsepower and
> Reliability. It truly could be the answer to our wants, needs and
> desires with our Vanagons shortcomings.
>
>   To address the Transistor issue, I'm not sure what the length of time
> issue is or was on getting that part but the part is a stock
> VW part available in the US used on 92-98 Jettas & Gulfs.
>
>  To show my confidence in this kit, I'm going to be installing a TII kit
> into a Syncro Tri-Star that I have here.  This is for a customer of mine
> that has the Tri-Star, Registered in the State of New York so we're not
> worried about the smog laws of California.  This customer also has the
> Eurospec Kit in his 7 Passenger Syncro Vanagon.  He is extremely excited
> with the TII kit due to the fact that he and I have walked through a
> number of challenges with the weaknesses in the Eurospec kit.
>
>   I'm not going to get into the weak links in anyone's kits.  My goal
> with this e-mail is to pass on info that I have and to let the
> Vanagon community knows that there is positive steps being taken to get
> the TII kit CARB legal and IMO it's something that will come to fruit
> and we all will benefit from it.
>
>   Kyle
>
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