I'm adding some additional engines to the chart the TII CO's Golf 8 V
engine, and the current South African 5 cylinders for comparison.  A
minor note, that the South African VW web site does not list a 4
cylinder option for the Bus only the 2.3 and 2.5 liter five cylinder are listed.

An additional note, I looked at the TII co web site for information on
the engine they sell-- I am impressed that this "kit" has everything
needed for a driveway conversion.  But must admit I was quite turned off
by the hoopla.  The waterboxer power is listed incorrectly at 95 hp at
3200 RPM. and should be 4400 RPM. The 132 ft lb.  of torque  at 3200 RPM
claimed by TII Co's 8 V 2.0 liter engine doesn't appear to be confirmed
by the South African Web site specs for the 2.0 liter 8 v, which lists
max. torque @ 125 ft at 2400, which is good low end grunt by the way.

Another hype was the "Super clean" emissions at 4 ppm HC.  With a cat
this should be zero, recently Steve Blackham reported a non cat emission
result of hc in the 30 ppm on his Vanagon. The foot note on TII CO claim
explains that this isn't a 2.0 emissions test, but then seems to suggest
that the block is stamped 1.8 and so it's ok; Frankly I'm not sure what
is being implied. For all good things on this site, it should be cleaned
up!

Then other revision is the updated to wheel horsepower numbers. I
originally posted a 30% loss as generally accepted which it correct for
200 hp engines, not us. The figure of 20% more in line for 100 -125 hp engines.

Engine @3800 Rpm 65 MPH Cruise  Crank Torque & hp                       Wheel Torque & hp

Stock Waterboxer                        112 ft lb.      82 hp           90 ft lb.
                66 hp
Rockers and Chipped                     128 ft lb.      94 hp           102 ft lb.
        75 hp
Lilly's (low guess)             143 ft lb.      104             114 ft
lb.     83 hp
Marshall I -4                   113 ft lb.      82 hp           90 ft
lb.       66 hp
Subaru 2.2                      137 ft lb.      100 hp          110 ft lb.      80 hp
Subaru 2.5                              166 ft lb.      120 hp          133 ft. lb.     96 hp
TII CO 2.0*                             114 ft lb.              82 hp                   91 ft. lb               66 hp
TII Co 2.O Chipped                      137 ft lb               99 hp                   114 ft lb               83 hp
SA 2.3 5 cyl                            130 ft lb               94 hp                   104 ft lb               80 hp
SA 2.6 5 Cyl                            165 ft lb               120 hp          133 ft lb               96 hp

Notes: I used the dyno figure from
http://www.autothority.com/pe/newitems_20.html for TII Co 2.0 8v 2.o add
15% more to the dyna jet figures since VW claims only 15% loss for a
front drive vehicle. The SA 2.6 figures are just a practical guess, as
the spec show 84 hp at 3000 rpm and 134 hp at 5000 rpm and I could not
locate a dyno for this. I did find a "testimonial for a lubricant based
on a 2.5 Caravelle, it's below.

 I kinda expect some flak for the low numbers on the stock TII CO
engine, but I find no verifiable source to support the torque claims on
their Website. They appear to be claiming "chipped" specs for a stock
engine. The engine's weight is unknown too. So if any one reading this
has shipping weight for the TII CO motor I'd appreciate it.  In lieu of
that I'm going to say that the engine block is iron, and should weigh
MORE than a waterboxer which is around 400 lbs.  The Subaru is lighter
at around 300 lbs.

My conclusion is that the TII CO transplant is convenient, and has a
warranty along with a current electronic management system. which is
chippable, see the Url I listed  But it does not seem to have any more
miracle cure for power in the Vanagon, especially the heavier Westy than
other less expensive options.  What seems to be the trick on inline
fours is to claim the higher revving horsepower which I personally don't
believe anyone LIKES to do on a daily driver.

The chipped 8v 2.0 numbers seem to indicate that the 2.0 8v is as
powerful as the 2.2 Subaru, albeit heavier by at least 100 lb. maybe
more. The ease of installations and peace of mind come at a price too. I
think Ken posted $7000 for a turn key TII CO, on top of the wait.

After doing the research and writing this post I feel I have a clear
Idea about what options are out there.

Sincerely,

Mark Keller
91 Carat
Cowichan Bay, BC

Testimonial for UNIGLIDE lubricant. Note that SA 5 cylinder have
troubles at time too!!!

SCOTTAIR
    Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

    Re: Uniglide FRC

    Dear Sir

    My Plant Hire Company has been in operation for many years.
    Not only do I use your product in all my plant hire machinery, but
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    Kimberly. This was accomplished in our VW Caravelle 2.5 which
    had been treated with Uniglide FRF. Before even leaving
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    push on regardless.

    On our return I removed the sump and inspected the bearings.
    No. 3 bigend bearing had lost all the white metal and the copper
    colour of the shell running directly on the crankshaft.

    When micing the crank we found no noticeable wear or need to
    polish the crank. New bearings were fitted and we have since
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    Proprietor