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Subject:Re: V8 into Vanagon?
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Wed, 1 Feb 2006 18:12:16 +1300

>I must be possible, because last week when I went to pick up my rebuild
>diesel injectors, there was a bay window bus with a V8 in the back,
>twin pipes and all.

I had a 3.6-liter Toyota V8 (designation: 4V-U) in MY 75 Bay. It
would've been a goodie if the conversion job hadn't been a botch from
start to finish. This is a light and very compact all-alloy pushrod
engine, about 175hp with a carburettor (injected ones were more
powerful).
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Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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