SA VW also made a Vanagon with an 1.8 I4, which, I believe, was tilted over
at 55 degrees.

They did design a 1.8 l I4 powered Vanagon.

I have a feeling that the 4 cyl was dropped towards the end of the SA
Vanagon production life.

Alistair

on 23/2/03 6:16 pm, Kim Brennan wrote:

> A couple of comments on SA engines. I know the 5 cylinders are mounted
> at only a 5 degree angle. I believe the 4 cylinders were too. With this
> mounting you can use different engine mounts than what Tiico supplies.
> And those should reduce or eliminate the vibration factor.
>
> The Tiico kit essentially is using a diesel mounting bracket to tip the
> engine over sufficiently to get under the regular deck (the SA Vanagons
> have a raised deck lid).
>
> So all of the questions regarding "how could VW SA design something
> like this?" may be entirely moot. The didn't (I believe).