Wow.
These guys have some serious design challenges.
From what I read so far, they seem to be overcoming them.
The trans probably won't like be run backwards though.
And the cam profiles running reversed might not be so good.

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
neil n
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:25 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: VW 1.8T .... Running Backwards!

I gather this might open up another transmission option (and engine of
course), for the Vanagon

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=551286

video of a test run, engine on stands:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTqtzx_rxmU

Pretty cool. He ran it for 1.5 hours IIRC.

Neil.