Hi all,

I live in Colorado, and very rarly took my '85 westy into the hills, in fact
I did it twice, thought it was just me the first time. A couple of weeks
ago, when one of the heads attacked the radiator ... I decided to make the
change. I got Ken Morgan (a.k.a. Eurocars) to install one of his 2.2L
wasserboxers. At this point I've got just about 1K on it and the performance
is great. It definatly handles the mountains wih decent speeds now. My main
reason for electing this conversion was that there is no intrusion into the
cab.

Tony

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kim Brennan [SMTP:KimBrennan@AOL.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 9:46 PM
> To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      Re: Vanagon replacement engines
>
> In a message dated 8/20/02 10:00:51 PM, tsshanley@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
>
> >Hey all, I  thought some may be interested in these replacement engines.
> > A claimed 115hp and 135ft.lbs. of torque!?  See replacement engines at
> >www.eurocars.bz  I have had some minor work done on my 89 Wolfsburg by
> >these folks and was very impressed.  They are located in the Denver area.
>
> Hmmph! Actually, I'm a little surprised no one attempted to make a "big
> bore"
> version of the wasserboxer before.
>
> Of course, I've been pondering the Audi I-5 engine...or maybe getting
> audacious and try to locate a VR5 for my Westy Syncro (but both of those
> choices would require finessing to get them to stay under the existing
> deck.)
> While not as powerful, a drop in wasserboxer that is more powerful (and
> hence, perhaps less stressed when in use) sounds intriguing.