Would a 15 degree install be cheaper somehow?
      Yes....  save the csot of all the diesel parts.
This means oil pan/pump, mounting bars, clutch bell
housing, and exhaust.  Add back in a KEP Kit and a lot
of work to make your own mounts, and exhaust system.
My total cost of my swap was under $1500 plus hard work.
This inclued the engine witch I got out of a car going
to the junk yard.

Don Hanson wrote:

>  Just curious.  Am I missing something?  Why does the 15 degree engine
>transplant keep getting questions?  It seems pretty wrong..like there are
>all kinds of reasons why you  ( well, reasons that *I* would consider as
>'deal-breakers')  wouldn't probably choose to do it that way..Unless I am
>missing something, the diesel type 50 degree install seems like a
>no-brainer..It fits under, has just as much clearance as a regular van, no
>messing inside the motor or swapping major components around  with other
>motors..Cheap as dirt and dead-nuts reliable..How many Rabbits, Golfs,
>Jettas etc are out there running on and on?  Anywhere in the world you can
>find a mechanic that will know how to work on the inline four VW motors, and
>if you don't want to bother fixing it, should it ever break, just get
>another from the junkyard for a few hundred bucks..
>  Would a 15 degree install be cheaper somehow?
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>  Just curious...Not saying there is anything wrong, if that is what you
>want to do.
>  Don Hanson
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