Have not done it in a 2WD yet.  Ground clearance will be the same for both
the 2WD and the Syncro.  There is more to this installation than lowering
the engine slightly!  The TDI isn't any shorter than a Digifant II engine.
If you look really closely, you'll see it is not at 15 degrees!  ;-)

David Marshall

Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road
Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Farrugia [mailto:jfarrugi@umich.edu]
Sent: March 31, 2006 19:53
To: David Marshall
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re:Fast Forward's "undercover" TDI project for the Vanagon

Q - Is there a loss in ground clearance?

A - You are looking at the skid plate on a Syncro being about 1 to 1.5"
lower than stock.  Nothing too significant and after polling a lot of
people, much more desirable than modifying the engine cover.

so have you done one on a 2wd van?  am i right in guessing lower than
stock would be 1.5" plus the difference in 2wd and syncro carrier bars
which is around 2".  so that would give a total drop of like 3.5"?

the tdi set up must be much shorter than my digifant II golf engine.  with
no drop of the drive line, protrusion from the engine opening is about
5.5".

jonathan