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Subject:Re: Subaru questions
From:Sudhir Desai
Date:Fri, 5 Sep 1997 18:58:39 -0400

Lionel,
when i called up KEP, theman i talked to told me that if i got a subaru
engine(might just be 2.2l), they supply EVERYTHING(all the hardware) you
need to fit it in.

On Fri, 5 Sep 1997, Lionel Tun wrote:

> Here in the UK the 2.2l Subaru is hard to find, and being rare would cost
> more to maintain. On the other hand I have been offered a Japanese import
> 'low mileage' 2.0l for GB# 470 (apparently called EA82, years 1988 - 1992),
> from an engine dealer in London who bought 400 of them 5 years ago. He only
> has 8 left now.
>
> I don't mind 10% less power than the 2.2, but are there other
> considerations such as size, shape and fit?
>
> What does my innovative but non-VW local mechanic need to do the
> conversion, will just the engine be enough? Actually the 2.0l I am offered
> is called a 'fully loaded runner', meaning it has some extra bits. What's
> in the Kennedy Engineering kit?
> --
> Lionel Tun
> 1984 Caravelle GL Auto
> ark@saqnet.co.uk
>

sudhir desai
cdes@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu
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