Interesting.  So, of the three production water cooled boxers only Subaru
got it right the first time?  But maybe not the on the later engines, I see
that some later model Subaru 2.5's also have head gasket problems.

Stuart

From: Don Hanson [mailto:dhanson928@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 9:05 AM
To: Stuart MacMillan
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Ultimate engine conversion?

The 993 Porsche motor suffered from the same design flaws as the WBX motors,
only Porsche realized they had a problem after just a few yrs of selling
these.  They quickly brought in the 996 motor that was properly engineered
for holding the water inside and to not need frequent expensive rebuilds.
The 993s I raced with were unlikely to last one race weekend... Most who
brought them to the track brought along spare motors and a crew to swap them
quickly when they blew.

On Feb 28, 2014 8:44 AM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:

Speaking of Porsche, how about one of making yourself one of these
(technically VW too):
http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/993-forum/724550-ladies-and-gentlemen-
<http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/993-forum/724550-ladies-and-gentlemen
-the-993-vanagon.html>
the-993-vanagon.html  Be sure to check out the video of them on the track.

I wonder what transmission they are using.

Stuart