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Subject:Re: PORSCHE Engine
From:Rennie Wible
Date:Sat, 14 Oct 2000 22:14:57 -0700

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
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