How come no one has looked at the Nisson 3.0 V6. It's a great
motor with plenty of H.P., smooth, And simply. Over head cams.
This may be a good choice...

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Mon, 18 May 1998, Modl6971 wrote:

> There's a lot of talk of the Subaru engine kits, Buick V6 and the Porsche
> motors. With patetiance, us vanagon owners will soon be able stick in three
> new awsome motors. My first choice would be the new 1.9 liter TDI, with a
> wopping 115 HP and around 160 of torque, second,  the new VR5 (narrow 15
> degree 5 cylinder) around 160 HP, and the 1.8 turbo (currently used on the new
> Passats and Audi's) 150 HP. Soon there will be a recked one that will find its
> way into a vanagon, hopefully mine. Michael M. 87 syncro.
>