I don't know if the AEG intake manifold would clear the deck. AEG exhaust manifold is quite good and will bolt up to the 1.8 head with some clearancing.  You'd have to use a dual flex joint and fab a collector with the rest of exhaust. There's a minimum pipe length recommended prior to cat and muffler and I forget what it is. The AEG manifold would also work well with a higher performance cam. 

Chris

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Dnia 27.10.2015 o godz. 15:40 Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):

> I'm pecking away on an iPad mini so will try to be brief ( how unusual!
> Haha)
> 
> We're I to do another swap, at this point I'd either:
> 
> Source diesel Vanagon parts, get the appropriate harness made or inspect
> and repair an existing harness, install a stock ABA or AEG ( correct
> code?) and lower it a little to clear the engine lid. I'd either "suffer"
> with the smaller diesel Vanagon exhaust or use the ABA manifold and build
> an exhaust.
> 
> Or
> 
> Buy FAS engine carriers, mounts (I think they have a basic kit), exhaust,
> adapter,
> And spend my hard earned time fixing up the harness, prepping the engine
> etc.
> 
> In my limited experience, most of the time and effort in a DIY type swap
> is in the wiring harness and exhaust work.
> If I found an original lower mileage ABA or AEG, I'd  not want to "break
> the seal" and potentially increase costs by swapping heads.
> 
> Neil.
> 
> People who know far more than I do of wrenching and engine conversions
> 
> On Saturday, October 24, 2015, Rob <vwrobb@gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','vwrobb@gmail.com');>> wrote:
> 
> I'm looking for some general information on putting a gasoline VW I-4
>> into a Vanagon.
>> 
>> What do I need to do the conversion?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Neil n
> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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