In a message dated 1/2/02 8:20:12 AM Pacific Standard Time, NotaJeep@AOL.COM
writes:

<<  I've seen and driven the vans with the 2.3 and 2.5's when I was in
 Durban..Power? um yes...super power? no..and the installation is a
 nightmare..the muffler is tucked up under the center right of the cargo floor
 with the pipes going to and from it about 12 feet total. It's a mess....I've
 put a 911 6 cylinder in an aircooled vanagon and it was a LOT simpler looking
 thing than that 5 cyl.. >>

The exhausts on the Winkler version of this engine configuration do not look
at all that complicated. You should see what Detlev's done to his van. It was
a very sanitary installation. No doubt because he has had plenty of practice
performing this work.

BenT