Wow, good luck with that!!! I was hoping real hard for 30 when I passed
through ('85 westie, original 1.9 WBX @ roughly 140K miles when I did that
trip).

At 12:01 PM 12/30/2005 -0700, Aaron Pearson wrote:
>i'm also curious about how strong it is compared to the sub 2.5.
>eisenhower tunnel at 60 mph is my goal.
>
>aaron
>'87 syncro gl
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>Of Aaron Pearson
>Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 11:56 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: faster syncro ebay
>
>i am looking to upgrade my stock syncro to a faster, more reliable
>engine.  my current plan is to go subaru 2.5.  plan b is to find a
>suitable replacement van, someone has done exaclty what i want to do but
>doesn't want the van anymore.  then i can sell mine, buy theirs, and
>probably save some money.
>
>this van has been for sale a few times on ebay, and it's not far from
>here.  http://tinyurl.com/dk9eb (ebay #4600518524).  is the owner a
>listmember?  (of course i'll email him eventually, but i'm asking y'all
>first)  does anyone have any beta on this kind of engine install?  it's
>not really a tiico.  i'm curious about ground clearance, vibration,
>problems with the 50 deg angle, his description of the oil suck issue,
>etc.
>
>i really want a subaru, but maybe this is a better option?
>
>thanks.
>
>aaron
>'87 syncro gl