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Subject:Re: PORSCHE Engine
From:Sean B.
Date:Sun, 15 Oct 2000 10:12:26 -0700

Rennie wrote:

> Andrew Grebneff wrote:
>
> > >    Could someone tell me if it is possible to put a PORSCHE engine
into my
> > >83 Westy air-cooled,  and what the price range would be just to put it
> > >in......
> >
> > I am told the 2.7 six is trouble-prone. I'd say, from my VERY limited
> > knowledge of Porsches, that a 3.0 or 3.2 would be the berries.
>
> If memory serves me correctly, the 3.2 is better.  Something about the
clutch
> set-up being easier to adapt.  The 3.0 has a reverse clutch action.
>
>
> Rennie
> VolksDragon@earthlink.net

 Marty from MSDS has the 3.2L motor in his van.

Sean B.
'90 V'gon, "Happy Bus"
Torrance, CA
http://home.earthlink.net/~vgonman

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