I think ,if price didn't matter to me, but it does no deep pockets here I'd
take a beat up Vanagon  Westfalia and a new Porsche 996 twin turbo. Take it
too a race shop , have a frame made put the Vanagon body on it would that
ever been fun 450 hp, big brakes 4 wheel drive . But  that would be the 2nd
van the first would be stock.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben T <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 12:41 AM
Subject: Re: Anyone running a Oettinger powered Van( or completed van) ?

In a message dated 2/2/2004 2:31:11 PM Pacific Standard Time,
wilden1-1@sbcglobal.net writes:
I think the old rule of 'run what you brung' is still good.
Most WBs will run 75 mph and even the Air Cooled Vanagons and heavy Westies
will run 70 mph plus all day long if the engines are in good condition.
Investing up to $5000.00 for a bigger engine so you can run an extra 50K
miles is about two to three times what you'd spend keeping your existing
engine running that much longer or replacing it with a good rebuilt engine.
Stan,

I'm afraid I do not see how this relates to my point. I already have 4 other
Vanagons with various engine combinations. But for the same reason most of
us
keep different sets of clothes in our closets, some of us have a variety of
vehicles to drive for different occasions. I'm not knocking the basic air or
water cooled Vanagons. Like the original poster I simply thought it would be
cool
to own and drive the ultimate designed-for-VW Wasserboxer. That's who
Oettinger designed the flat-6 for. They have been designing a number of
components
for VW for decades.

Wouldn't you like to wear a Kevlar blazer with titanium buttons once in a
while? If I could afford one and buy it here in the US, I'd love to wear
one.
Like the Oettinger flat-6 T3, it'd be a hoot and a hit with most of the
folks
here on the list.

BenT