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Subject:Re: Subaru engine gas mileage
From:Stacy Schneider
Date:Sun, 9 Jul 2017 01:12:41 -0700

2.2 in a Syncro Westy. 22 on a trip to Baja. 18 on a trip to Tahoe from the
bay area. A vast improvement from the worn out 2.1 WBX I had.

On Sat, Jul 8, 2017 at 11:24 PM, Rob <vwrobb@gmail.com> wrote:

> When I put a 93 subie 2.2 in my 87 vanagon the mileage went up about 1 mpg
> & I could merge like a real car. That 130hp fit the vanagon well.
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> When I put a subie 2.2 in my 84 westy the mileage went up, I could still
> merge like a real car but on long hills (going to eastern WA) I had to
> downshift to keep it at the speed limit.
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> The subie 2.2 was great in the vanagon!
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> Rob
> vwrobb@gmail.com
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> On Jul 8, 2017 5:30 PM, "Annie S. Anderson" <lsandrsn@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hey Gang,
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> 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. . .
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> The biggie is - what’s the gas mileage like?
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> 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?
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> Thanks!
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> ~Annie
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> Build empires. Create Legacy.
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> Annie S. Anderson,
>

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