

| Subject: | Re: Rotary engine transplant |
| From: | CHRIS STANN |
| Date: | Wed, 16 Aug 2000 23:32:55 -0500 |
Twin Turbo Vanagon from Hell. I wonder if that motor would hold up under my Westy's weight. Push, baby, push! Wheeeeeeeeee.... Get your mind out of the gutter. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dar Crammond <DCrammond@aol.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 10:59 PM Subject: Rotary engine transplant > So, I was thinking, (always dangerous), I wonder if anyone has put a rotary > in a vanagon? > I have seen it done to a Karmann Ghia before. > It is a sweet and smooth engine. Maybe a bit short on low end torque, but > that redline and high end would make up for a world of short gears. > Probably would be a gas hog, too. > And I would bet the two rotor turbo motor out of a late RX 7 weighs a lot > more than the Wasserboxer. > Any experience with this out there? > DAR > Odell the Adventurewagen
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