On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 11:12 AM, greentabe-vanagon@yahoo.com <
greentabe-vanagon@yahoo.com> wrote:

> So there's this guy on Craigslist selling his project
>
> http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rds/pts/2694396181.html
>
> I wonder how much work it would be to install that in a van? Any ideas?
>
> _tabe johnson/90MV
>

  I can't really see from the pics but it looks like it is a cross-flow
head motor, which means it wouldn't fit without some kind of box built
above the engine lid.   Even at 50deg. like the diesel inlines sit in
vanagons, the cross flow protrudes into the 'living space'....Still, that
is an interesting add...the turbo and the Megasquirt alone are probably
worth the price.

  From my limited research, making a Mega Squirt work is pretty simple and
there are existing data bases (tune programs) for most VW engines that you
can simply download into the Megasquirt and your inline VW motor will be
all tuned on startup....other people have done all the dyno tuning already
for every possible combo, almost...

  The issue you would run into using a 300+hp turbo VW inline in a
van....it would be dicey, tapping that much horsepower and torque and then
go pushing such a big blocky heavy boxy vehicle at high speeds...  with a
motor designed to push a small light much more aerodynamic sedan.....My
guess is you'd be buying bottom ends more often than WBX
Headgaskets....grin.