then you must be in California. .........so that gives you
Subaru............and another choice, VW inline 2.0 liter 4.
Not sure what years those start, but there might be OBD-I versions, which
you could get through a Ca Smog Referee.
Not sure how well they fit, but I'd love to do a Nissan V-6 engine
conversion in a vanagon. it's been done......
seems to me it would be one rugged long-lasting vanagon engine.

Are the smog ref's back working again ?
I read on the subaruvanagon list they were shut down a while for budget
reasons in California.
Of course, if your van is registered outside the smog areas of Ca , you only
smog it when you sell it, not every two years.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Miller" <mwmiller@cwnet.com>
To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>;
<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: subject Re: TD/TDI noise?

> Thanks to all for the noise replies. Gist is it may be OK with regearing
> and
> sound insulation. That's beyond the budget so I guess it's either Bostig,
> if
> it ever gets CARB approval, or a Subaru, whenever the current engine goes.
>
> Mike
>
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