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Subject:Re: [subaruvanagon] Subaru engine for a 1970 VW bus... prices in US
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Mon, 11 Nov 2002 21:41:15 +1300

>i put the 1800 cc (ea81) subaru engine in a 72 bus ,in 1987,,, &
>have been very happy with the conversion for 15 dependable
>years......... putting 180,000 miles on an already  used japanese
>engine,($395.00!!!)

You Americans are being STIFFED for your Japanese-import engines! An
EJ20 turbo here is worth about $700US. An SVX EG33 is between $900 &
$ $1300US, and I just bought my second for $800US...

There's one for sale now for about $900, and one with a damaged
camshaft (accident) for ~$370.
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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

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