I've toyed with the idea of putting a Toyota Previa engine in a Vanagon.
The Previa engine seems like a good choice since it lays over at an extreme
angle and is already used on a van.  Of course, I haven't done anything
about it other than taking some basic measurements to ensure that it fits
under the lid.

Cheers,

Jeff
www.vanagonparts.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Jean-Woo Kim
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 11:56 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Other engine conversion options?

Some of the younger kids I know here in So Cal are real savvy with the small
Japanese engines from Hondas and Toyotas. Apparently these engines are
readily available at low price (like 200-400 USD). Has anyone tried putting
these small Japanese engines into their Vanagons? They seem about right in
terms of size and output. I know that Subaru engines are the engines of
choice but they are not as easily found. The question I am really asking is:
What is the absolute cheapest way to go when my stock 2.1 WBX with about
150K gives up soon?

Jean-Woo
87 GL Westy