Oh, man, don't get this started.� There's an Audi Coupe GT Turbo Quattro in a nearby junkyard and I was able to walk past it last trip.� Maybe not the next one...

Stephen

--- On Fri, 2/27/09, craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
From: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Strange vanagon engine pondering, audi 5cyl
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 10:18 PM

Does KEP sell an adapter plate?

-Craig

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 10:05 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:

> The Audi 5 is a separate beast than the 4 cyls.  There are fiver
> bell-housings from SA, but they're rare and expensive.  Personally, if
I
> were to undergo a gasser conversion, it'd be either the 2.3L turbo
fiver or
> a 1.8L turbo four.  Both a are stellar engines
>
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 6:44 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > My understanding has been that the Audi 5 cylinder has the same
mounting
> > patters as the VW/Audi I4's and can mount up to a diesel bell
housing.
> This
> > however is a problem being as you have a syncro, so you'd need to
source
> > the
> > Diesel Syncro bell housing which relocates the starter. Then i assume
all
> > the diesel mounts could be modified to fit the I5 Audi engine and all
> would
> > be well.
> > Or maybe the Overland Kit still exists somewhere and all the South
> African
> > parts to do it right are available....
> >
> > These are just my understandings and thoughts.
> > The Diesel Syncro bell housings and gas tanks I see for sale from
time to
> > time, so they do exist.
> >
> > -Craig
> > '85GL turned WESTY
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 9:22 PM, Adrian Bertarelli <
> abertarelli@gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Fello van addicts,
> > >
> > > I love this community and the list, i have lurched here for
years, and
> > > i have turned to this forum more than once for advice in solving
my
> > > vans many quirks.  My poor syncro has been sitting and waiting
for an
> > > engine conversion for ever.  I always get close to doing it, but
every
> > > time i have enough money to do a conversion on her, life
problems
> > > creep up, the money gets used and the van sits, and the wife
gets
> > > frustrated with my obsession of keeping her and one day having
my
> > > dream van.  I am a big dreamer, and have put to many hours
thinking
> > > about which conversion to do, and spent to many hours in the
salvage
> > > yards dreaming.  I finally narrowed myself down and am about to
pull
> > > the trigger on a bostig deposit, when something on craigslist
caught
> > > my eye.  Someone local to me is selling a 86 vw quantum syncro
with a
> > > audi  2.2 5cyl in it.  It got me thinking about this conversion
again.
> > >  I once had an audi given to me as a donor for my syncro.  After
the
> > > audi 80 sat forever i finally gave it away because the physical
parts
> > > for this conversion where very expensive, and after dreaming
about it
> > > forever i finally decided to limp the boxer along.  Long story
short,
> > > i saw this quantum syncro and thought to myself what if.  I
wonder if
> > > vw used the same tranny in the quantum syncro as the vanagon
syncro.
> > > Or if the bell housing mounts are the same.  If so, it might be
> > > possible to pick that engine out of the quantum with the bell
housing
> > > and stick it in the vanagon.  I would only be missing the motor
mount
> > > which you can get.  So I ask the list for wisdom, would this
quantums
> > > audi powerplant mount up to my vanagon tranny.  If the quantum
had
> > > been converted to this 5cyl the bell housing adapter might fit
and all
> > > i would need to find is the engine mounting bar and mounts.  It
is a
> > > crazy thought but it is in my area cheap and again i am a big
dreamer.
> > >  What do my fellow vanagon friends think.
> > > Adrian
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Casey
> '87 300TD
> '94 100CSQ Avant
> '89 Bluestar
>