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Subject:Re: Subaru engine gas mileage
From:Larry Alofs
Date:Sat, 8 Jul 2017 21:33:07 -0400

I put an EJ22 from a '93 Legacy in my '91 GL which had a 2.1L wbx in
reasonably good condition.
  I got about a 1 mpg increase in mileage.  If I could restrain myself to
accelerate, etc. at the same rate as I had with the wbx, I'm sure the
mileage increase would be more.  Go for it!

Larry A.

On Sat, Jul 8, 2017 at 8:29 PM, Annie S. Anderson <lsandrsn@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hey Gang,
>
> Been a few years since I’ve posted! I’ve been toying with selling my 85
> Vanagon for a while but recently decided to go ahead with the Subaru engine
> conversion so I’ve got some questions for those of you who’ve done it. . .
>
> The biggie is - what’s the gas mileage like?
>
> And for those of you in Washington State - have you had any issues with
> licensing or registering your Vanagon with a Subaru engine? Is there
> anything special I should consider or know about?
>
> Thanks!
>
> ~Annie
>
>
>
>
> Build empires. Create Legacy.
> ------------
> Annie S. Anderson,
>

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