>I could be wrong--but i would mostly say it has to do with a high torque
>curve and to much HP for the stock vanagon tranny. they are great engines
>though--maybe not right for the vanagon. and there is a the whole deck
>hieght issue--but thats easily fixed by making a raised deck--ie--more
>storage space anyway
>
>I have been poking around for future motors for my 85'
>Westy and am really curious why nobody is using the
>VR6 engine as a transplant.

One German VR6 conversion used the VR6 transmission! Certainly the T3
trans is suspect for hi-po engines.
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut