Edward, our '91 automatic shifts like yours - full throttle shift point for 2-3 is closer to 4500 or 4700 rpm than 2500 rpm, the odd time I let the revs get that high (Appalachian mountain grades are hard for little engines pushing big vans).

James Eaton
Ottawa ON

> Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 13:14:33 -0400
> From: emaglott3@GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Re: Engine swap
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> "The Vanagon automatic transaxle can handle these engines just fine
> except it shifts too soon for high RPM engines.  Grinding about half
> the weight off the governor weights (�84 and newer) raised the full
> throttle shift to high gear from 2500 RPM to a practical 5000 RPM...."
> 
> Not sure where that information comes from.  On my '86 with AT, full
> throttle shift from 2nd to 3rd is well over 4000.  It's been a long time
> since I've held it full throttle all the way until it shifts itself since I
> try to keep the rpms from getting too high very often.  I can see the need
> to raise the shiftpoints for more typical driving with a higher-revving
> engine installed.
> 
> Edward
> 
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 7:33 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Who doesn't like engine conversion threads?    ;)
> >
> > I know that the Bostig and VW inline or VR have been coupled to the
> > Vanagon automatic. It seems that Kennedy Engineering makes an adaptor
> > plate for the Subaru to Vanagon automatic swap (and likely for the VW
> > engines too). From here, re: Subaru to automatic:
> > http://www.kennedyenginc.com/Pages/SubaruVanagonGen.aspx
> >
> >
> > "The Vanagon automatic transaxle can handle these engines just fine
> > except it shifts too soon for high RPM engines.  Grinding about half
> > the weight off the governor weights (�84 and newer) raised the full
> > throttle shift to high gear from 2500 RPM to a practical 5000 RPM.
> > This is a very simple operation.  The high pressure produced at this
> > RPM tends to blow up the trans cooler so replace it with a simple
> > bypass block or an aftermarket cooler."
> >
> > On 10/15/14, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I know my '91 Carat will need a new engine out there in the  not  distant
> > > future and am wondering what good combinations are out there for an
> > > autotranny match up.
> > >
> > > Anyone actually  own such? What is your experience?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> >
> >
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> >
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