I would qualify that with a "depends how you drive".
I have seen transaxles destroyed by the power of the original 1.9l engine
because of repeated clutch drops and bad shifting.

Regards,
Sudhir

On Sat, Nov 9, 2019 at 11:50 AM Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'd guess about 150, max.  Depends on too many variables to give a set
> answer.  It's really torque that breaks gears and bearings...
>
> On Sat, Nov 9, 2019, 8:42 AM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > hi all,
> >
> > there are many talks regarding horse power for a vanagon and there are
> > different opinions out there and none conclusive... and since I am in the
> > process of choosing an engine for my van, could anyone educate me on this
> > question...
> >
> > - what's a safe upper margin amount of horse power for a vanagon NOT
> > detrimental to the transaxle.
> >
> > thanks in advance
> >
> > dan
> >
>