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Subject:Re: VW V-8 engine
From:mike boland
Date:Fri, 21 Feb 2003 10:59:27 -0600

What? and have quad WBX head leaks?  no thanks..

MikeAt 09:30 AM 2/21/2003 -0600, Donald Baxter wrote:
>I'm still confused why VW didn't weld two Vanagon engines together to
>create this W8 beast!
>
>Donald Baxter
>'85 Vanagon GL (and '96 Passat GLX VR6--in my opinion, VW should have
>stopped BEFORE they got to the letter "V" let alone gone all the way to
>"W")
>Iowa City
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>Of Ian X
>Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 6:22 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: VW V-8 engine
>
>
>This looks like it would be an awesome install into a
>syncro westy! has anyone done measurements on the
>engine to determine fit? Also makes one wonder if the
>tiptronic would be a reasonable replacement for the
>Syncro stick.
>
>
>--- mike boland <westy@MVBOLAND.COM> wrote:
> > I wouldn't mind trying fit this in my 1977 Westy  or
> > my 1991 (might be
> > tight fit)
> > but $$ not in my budget right now...
> >
> > found it on e bay..
> >
> >
> >
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2403863464
>&category=33615
> >
> > Mike
>
>
>=====
>
>Ian
>
>KB9ZHZ
>
>90 Westy Syncro, Cannot get the SVX power soon enough!
>
>
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