No I haven't done the swap, but I do own a Subaru.  It's a 2.2 litre w/automatic.  The car weighs 3,000 lb and gets ~22mpg with a combo of town and hwy driving.  It seems that the engine would get considerably less in a Vanagon.

As for the torque question: the 2.2 gets 145 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm.  I don't know what the VW has.

Jon
88 Westy
97 Subaru wagon

>To any listmembers who have either done an engine swap, or
>has direct experience with a swap situation, please let us
>wannabees know what gas mileage you get in real life
>driving, around town and on the road.
>
>Thanks,
>Bill