Cost some bucks to buy and install.  It's alot easier if you put it into a vehicle with the 2.1 engine hole.  Plus you can use the cat and muffler from the 2.1L engine.
BUT you get a BRAND NEW golf engine (a real workhorse), with the hot motronic control, no head gasket problems, more torque and power, a higher RPM engine (read higher speed with less work) and it goes at minimum like a "normal" car and at best like a raped ape.  Plus it's all VW with all VW  parts available at your local parts place.  I was impressed with all those familiar 9 digit VW codes stamped on EVERYTHING. BTW it's the only conversion endorsed by Volkswagen (if that means anything to you).
Dave in Malden (just North of Boston
83 Tiico Wsety
83 WBX Westy 
 ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rob Le Duc 
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 5:40 PM
  Subject: tiico swap in ct.

  looking for any one in mass. ri. or ct.  who has done a tiico swap 

  thinking og doing one would like some first hand info

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