I may be confused, but wasn't the Subaru design a VW/Subaru collaboration
that was intended to create a next-gen Transporter engine? If I'm
remembering that correctly, that means nobody got it right the first time,
VW got it right the 2nd time, and Subaru messed it up their first actual
time, i.e., when they designed the 2.5.

I guess it doesn't really matter in the larger scheme of things . . .
Marc P.

On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 12:21 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
>