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Subject:Re: Idle Vanagon Question - upgrading engine
From:Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Date:Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:53:39 -0700

On 6/29/2006 10:46 AM Kim Brennan wrote:
> While it is debatable, overall the best engine swap would be the 2.2
> liter Subaru engine from a Legacy. Extremely reliable. 50% more power
> than a stock 2.1. It's a flat four just as the 1.9 and 2.1's are. It
> fits in the engine compartment like it was made for the vehicle.
> Several places do the installs, if you don't want to do it yourself
> (East and West coast.)
Ballparkish, rough idea of cost, installed?

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
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