Nope, it is a little higher. I just bought a good used 3.2l Carrera motor.
From any of the reputable Porsche salvage yards the price is pretty
universal (when you can find one): $7,500 + shipping.

I'll keep ya'll informed as the project progresses.

Bruce

>From: Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
>Reply-To: Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: 4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
>Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 11:57:37 -0500
>
>I think I would spring for the Porsche engine first. Bet $5K US would get
>you started....
>
>At 09:02 AM 5/7/02 -0400, you wrote:
>>That makes these kits cost between $4,650. and $5,200. US
>>dollars. My van cost me $3,200 US.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Chris
>>
>>---- Original message ----
>> >Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 21:34:00 +1200
>> >From: Andrew Grebneff
>><andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
>> >Subject: 4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
>> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> >
>> >From Jens Hansen in Germany, maker of kits to fit Porsche
>>(and
>> >custom) brakes to VW T3s like ours.
>> >
>> >Hi Andrew,
>> >
>> >how are you?.
>> >
>> >Well, things are busy over here...
>> >
>> >Yes, our rear break kit is ready and working perfect. We
>>have made kits
>> >for nearly all porsche brakes.
>> >
>> >If you want to keep your 16"-wheels, we could make a kit with
>> >brembo-rotor with 310mm diameter and 993 turbo calipers and
>> >race-brake-pads from ferodo, pagid or performance friction.
>>This setup
>> >would be comparable to the 993 turbo brakes and will fit
>>your wheels.
>> >
>> >Whole kit (calipers, rotors, adaptors, brakelines, shims,
>>bolts,
>> >hydraulik handbrakesystem etc.) will come to EURO 5700,--.
>> >
>> >Possible would also be 305mm rotors with 996 calipers and
>>race brake
>> >pads. This would also be about the same braking power.
>> >
>> >Whole kit will come to EURO 5500,--
>> >
>> >"Standard" 993 Turbo Brake kit complete will be EURO 5300,--
>> >"Standard" 996 Brake kit complete will be EURO 5100,--
>> >
>> >Alle prices are in EURO (actually i dont know th exchange
>>rate rigth
>> >now) plus shipping and handling and plus duty.
>> >
>> >By and all the best to NZ
>> >
>> >Yours
>> >
>> >Jens Hansen
>> >Hansen Motorsport
>> >Am Kachelstein 25
>> >53639 K�nigswinter
>> >
>> >Tel.: 0 22 44 / 87 09 64
>> >Fax.: 0 22 44 / 87 09 65
>> >
>> >www.Hansen-Motorsport.de
>
>Chris M. <Busbodger - "TEAM SLOWPOKE">
>Cookeville, Tennessee
>
>ICQ# 5944649
>scm9985@tntech.edu
>
>'78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power)
>'65 Beetle - Type IV powered
>'99 CR-V AWD station wagon
>'81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle
>2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion

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