I had the pleasure of viewing a 1.8T being prepped for install in a
Vanagon. Good to get your input Stuart. I'm sure one could get the R&R
done for less elsewhere but one gets what they pay for? Sure beat the
heck out of doing the Jane Fonda workout with a "new" tranny perched
on a rental jack while away from home.    ;)

Synthetic oil? Likely. Even with my slightly higher HP engine, given
oil change intervals as per the AA web page, I'm certain a properly
rated synthetic name brand should suffice. Not sure I'll run Redline
MT again though. At 20K mile change intervals maybe I could find a
more realistically priced gear oil?

Neil.

On 6/20/14, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
> .....  Eion now
> also does Subaru conversions along with the Bostig, which he has done since
> its inception.  He's the only guy I'd take my Vanagon to when I get too old
> or lazy to lift a wrench.  If I had an extra $10k lying around I'd have him
> do my Subaru conversion next week.
>
> Did you refill with synthetic gear oil?  It makes a difference in shifting.

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