>From: Tim Smith <smithtj@nbnet.nb.ca>
>To: "Mick Kalber" <hotlava@interpac.net>
>
>Great response!  Now.....  has anyone driven one of these
>vans AND a Subaru converted edition.  It's $3000 for a Subaru
>conversion, vs. say $700 for chip/rockers and NO engine removal
>even! Labour factor is trivial.
>

I've come close to driving these two vehicles. I drove Ray Hunnam's Subaru
conversion and my van is upgraded with the ECU chip, MSDS intake, and Stebro
turbo muffler. No ratio rockers or Lilly mods though, didn't want to push it
with my old engine.

The Subaru conversion really goes--plenty of power across the rpm range in
all gears. It's like a different vehicle. Note that Ray has the 6-cylinder
XT6 engine and his van is a Transporter and weighs substantially less than
my syncro Westfalia.

The improvements to my 2.1l are incremental but noticeable and worth the
expense I think. There's quite a bit more power in the high end (no prob
cruising at 75mph on a flat freeway now). It's still not what you would call
zippy though ;)

Hope this helps...

Mark McCulley
Seattle WA
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