A DK is a vast improvement to a Diesel Vanagon.
allows cruising at 65 mph instead of screaming its guts out at 58 mph.

in the stock set up, you get to 52 mph in top gear, and it feels just like
it's time to hit the next gear...
revs are high and power is dropping off ...but you've already been in top
gear since about 35 mph  - it's a joke.

the DK might be a tad tall in 1st gear, but not a problem really.

nope,  won't even begin  to fit into a Bay Bus without serious modification
to the Bus, unless the front shift cover of the Bus trans fits on the front
of the DK trans.
Get a Vanagon, an infinitely more evolved vehicle than any air-cooled Bus.

Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Reynolds" <transporterjr@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 3:11 AM
Subject: Re: Air Cooled Transmission value

>A friend just informed me he sold one to a diesel owner for $300,
>reportedly raises top speed a bit.  I looked at cores-some were as high as
>$700!!??
>
> I informed the 78 bus owner who expressed interest that it is not a direct
> fit. Any diesel owners (preferbly North East) out there interested?
>
> John
> Located Mass/RI border
>
> "Scott Daniel  - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
> SNIP..I'd say 150 at the lower end of the scale.
> and up to 400 IF it is really, really good...
> like say only a few years on a rebuild.
>
> core value on it could be 250 even , or more.  ( IF it's a good core
> ...SNIP