In a message dated 5/16/01 1:02:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, jbrush@aros.net
writes:

<< I tend to agree, although I am out looking because my vanagon is water
 cooled, so I am not eligible for most of the popular engine swaps. The
 only up-side to a corvair is more power. Beyond that, you are certainly
 correct. Seems the best I can do is a new air cooled from SA which might
 actually get me the extra power I seek to pull my small trailer
 reliably. >>
Perhaps I am missing somehting here. I didn't follow the thread closely but
if your Vanagon is water-cooled, THAT'S what the popular swaps are. I assume
you mean that you have an air-cooled beast.

You can always get a big bore 914 (VW Type IV) engine. They go up to 2.5
liters.

Ben T