>
> You can modify an engine AND ADD a .457 SA five speed tranny for about the
same cost as the Tii conversion alone.
>

'Course you're comparing apples and oranges here...

a rebuilt high performance experiment... (perhaps experiment is not the
right word... try hobby engine)

to a brand new engine engineered and approved for the Vanagon...

If I had the time and know how Robert's mods seem like they would be fun to
try... but alas I'm not that much of a mechanic.... seriously considering
the Tii...

Bill