I am just envious of youse guys with Subie-powered syncro westies.  I
will have one eventually, so I lurk over there on your list, trying to
learn all I can before I get going on MY Subi-gon.  I just can't resist the
chance to 'tease' because some of your group is so evangelical about the
conversion.   They get all huffy and stuff when ever anyone dares to
question if a Subaru-Powered Vanagon is, indeed,  the ONE TRUE vanagon.
They seem to think all non-subie conversions, like the Tiico, for example,
should be considered infidel-vanagons, or something like that.
 It's all done in good spirits simply for my own amusment and I think I
usually include, in any post where I dare question the Subie transplant,
that I am joking and that I have never driven one and that I intend to try
one very soon..As that Tiico guy just posted, every conversion...in fact
every auto, has it't own share of problems..and I just don't buy it that
the Subie conversion is an angel-a perfect trouble free swap, intstant
Nirvana...
   Now Scott, you of all people should be that aware the 996 twin turbo
Porsche is a designed from scratch *water cooled boxer six*, making huge
torque and hp with it's two turbos.  Close to 600 at the rear wheels, if I
recall.  It was the 993 Porsche that was most like the WBX motor in that
they took the old 911 air cooled six and tried to water cool it with just
the heads...
  Ciao,

  Don Hanson

On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 17:52:58 -0700, Jake de Villiers
<crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>If you were REALLY happy with your motor you wouldn't be hanging out on the
>SubaruVanagon List!  :)
>Wait until you drive a Subie powered van before you close your mind, Don -
>its a rewarding experience.
>
>Porsche power here: http://pagetuner.com/vanagon/
>
>I can't find Bruce Nadig's site documenting the installation of the Porche
>drivetrain in his van............it was very nicely done and fast too, but
I
>don't think it was a poptop either.
>
>
>On 11/1/07, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>
>> Well isn't that an air-cooled porsche engine ?
>> Of course it would be lousy in a vanagon, no real heaters etc.
>> And nothing to burb or bleed - where's the fun in that ! ? ?
>> Scotty