

| Subject: | Re: Subaru in a Vanagon?? Yes!!! |
| From: | Austin |
| Date: | Sun, 21 Sep 1997 08:52:01 -0700 |
At 08:53 PM 9/20/97 -0700, you wrote: >Tim McDermott wrote: >> >> Fellow Dreamers, >> >> I had the pleasure of viewing a Subaru/Vanagon conversion. The Kennedy kit >> looks well thought out. It fits in well and sound great. > > >Hi all, > >I visited KEP last week to see about the subaru conversion <snip> He was also >very honest and told me the limitations and short comings of the subaru >engine in the vanagon. The oil pan is lower than the wasserboxer. The >pan is stamped steel (like most other cars) and he cut/rewelded his pan >to provide more ground clearance. It limits the oil capacity to 3.8 qts >(little less than Golf/Jetta and same as my Honda Accord). > >Garth > Does anyone have any ideas/thoughts ref 'dry sumping' the oil supply of the Subaru??? Austin
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