<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24px"><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Got to be a little careful what I say, you should contact Chris or Jon at Foreign Auto and Supply (<A href="http://www.foreignautosupply.com/" target=_blank>http://www.foreignautosupply.com/</A>) for more technical, but intake and exhaust&nbsp;mods to increase low end torque (a sore point in many non boxer conversions) and to better push our heavy busses, special engine mounts to give ground clearance,&nbsp;no I4&nbsp;vibration, easy coolant changes, MPG in mid twenties, serpentine belt configuration,&nbsp;high RPM engine means high speed w/o taxing engine, better shift points, low maintainence&nbsp;(new engine), newly programmed ECU to cut out that pesky #3 cylinder getting hotter than the rest (a problem in the&nbsp;I4's), engine/vehicle management system to get&nbsp;around vanagon lack of many new car features&nbsp;(ABS, airbags, fuel rollover shutoff, etc.), throttle by wire, and I could go on, but you should talk to them for a better description.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>These guys did hundreds of Tiico conversions and got sick of the problems with Tiico's, so when Tiico went belly up they changed gears and developed the Gen.5.&nbsp; I believe they are making a supercharged and working on&nbsp;a&nbsp;turbo model.&nbsp;&nbsp;You should check out their R&amp;D page for the TDI and pump duce they are working on, if you wnat to go diesel.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Dave B.</FONT></DIV><DIV style="MARGIN: 5px 0px; BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">On 05/11/12, <SPAN>fonman4277@comcast.net&lt;fonman4277@comcast.net&gt;</SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">Im not all that far away, tell me more! &nbsp; &nbsp;Thanks, Jeff<BR><BR>Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone<BR><BR><DIV id=htc_header>----- Reply message -----<BR>From: "David Bjorkman" &lt;ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET&gt;<BR>Date: Fri, May 11, 2012 10:44<BR>Subject: Anyone in Seattle area with a Bostig AT conversion?<BR>To: &lt;vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM&gt;<BR><BR></DIV><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24px"><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Too bad you guys are not in New England.&nbsp; We are doing some remarkable things with the VW inline 4 engine conversion.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><A href="http://picasaweb.google.com/116091365267664548782/BMAN?feat=directlink" target=_blank>http://picasaweb.google.com/116091365267664548782/BMAN?feat=directlink</A>#&nbsp;</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="MARGIN: 5px 0px; BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">On 05/11/12, <SPAN>J Stewart&lt;fonman4277@COMCAST.NET&gt;</SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">Ha, I'm looking for the same, just few thousand miles away in N.. Virginia!! Jim Akiba addressed the concerns about the Zetec with and automatic a few days ago here on the list, did you see his posting? I have the same, '85 Westy with an automatic. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----<BR>&gt; I'm researching Subaru vs. Bostig engine swaps for my '85 Westy. Lots<BR>&gt; of<BR>&gt; questions regarding the Bostig with an automatic transmission. But,<BR>&gt; the<BR>&gt; favored 1995-1996 Subaru engine is old, and later models have lots of<BR>&gt; installation problems. I'd love to talk to someone around here who<BR>&gt; might<BR>&gt; take me for a ride as well.<BR>&gt; Thanks!<BR>&gt; Stuart<BR>&gt; '85 Westy-not messing with waterboxers anymore:<BR>&gt; <A class=parsedLink href="http://volksweb.relitech.com/21rodbrg.htm" target=_blank>http://volksweb.relitech.com/21rodbrg.htm</A><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>