Check out:
http://www.smallcar.com/svx/index.htm

These guys install SVX and Legacy engines into Vanagons and do a very nice
job of it.

They had a nice looking SVX for sale a while back that had the 5-spd
conversion.  I think they were asking something like $8k for the car.

Brent
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 2:52 AM
Subject: Re: Bought an SVX for the motor.......but I like the car too much
to rip the heart out

> >I needed a new motor for my 85' Vanagon......well  I found it in a 94'
> >SVX........117k on the motor.....the car had hit a curb and bent the left
> >lower control arm and the left rim was tweeked .......After seeing the
car
> >with a perfect suede interior., ABS, cruise, 4 wheel disc brakes and 153
mph
> >top speed and the uniqueness of the car.....I decided to keep  her in
> >tact.......unfortunately the same week my friend decided to let go his 98
> >white T100 4WD pickup w/ snugtop shell.....real clean!,,,,,,,I promised
him
> >I would buy it and followed through.....so now I have TWO cars more than
I
> >did last week.......Boy was the wife upset about this one!
>
> Good man! Watch out, these things run wheel bearings, brakes and
> transmissions like crazy. Convert it to manual (use an Audi Turbo
> Quattro trans) and modify the brakes...
>
> Whatcherpayferit? I was offered a damaged one, with all the bits to
> fix it,  for $1640US, but didn't have the cash. They really are nice
> cars, but too heavy for good performance. I quote "Wheels"
> (Australia) 1992: "Okay, the contact patches don't reflect the car's
> obesity, but the engine does... It struggles below 3000rpm. Once
> turning past 4500rpm, The SVX comes alive, braaating its way to the
> advised 6500rpm sector, and on to a 7000rpm redline... may look racy
> and raunchy and ooh-hownaughty-gotta-have-one, but don't expect it to
> cause facial distorsion when launching from repose... The SVX will
> kick butt in the marketplace and on the blacktop."
> Power: 172kW (132hp) @5600
> Torque 304nm (good) @4800
> 0-100kmh (0-64mph): 7.6s
> 0-400m (standing quarter): 15.6s
> Fuel consumption: 20.6 imp gal (fewer mpg than that in USgal, not good)
>
> Well, a good car ruined by excessive mass (1600kg=3250lb), extreme
> poor reliability (the engine's a gem however) and very high pricing.
> So people didn't buy it... only 24,000 were made. These are exclusive
> cars!
>
> And easy to hot-up: put exhaust or belt-driven supercharger on!
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
> 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
>