that is a big HP jump...most of the talk lately talks about putting in
a 100-100 HP VW motor.  Didn't see much advantage in that.

Mike H.
89 Weekender

PATT  wrote:
>
> As far as power goes, Michael, check the archives.  My swap can
double the
> HP of the current mill.  The ford 2.3 turbo makes anywhere from
160-210 HP
> stock.  My friend's Merkur makes about 240 with volvo(big)
intercooler and 3
> inch exhaust.
> I could write a list a couple pages long with the advantages this
motor
> offers over the WB.  There are disadvantages, but none too big to
make me
> rebuild my leaky WB.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Harrnacker <harrnack@YAHOO.COM>
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
> Date: Thursday, July 30, 1998 11:46 PM
> Subject: why swap engines
>
>
> >I've been on this list long enough to notice a significant percentage
> >of vanagon owners have swapped out their flat-four engines and
diesels
> >for other engines.
> >
> >My questions is why?  Is the cost of replacing a boxer engine so
> >prohibitive that it's cheaper to reinvent all the supporting
equipment
> >for a different engine?  It doesn't seem to me that the engines
> >changes are gaining so much more power that it overrides the
headaches
> >of reengineering the car, plus the headaches of finding parts for
such
> >a (sorry) mongel.
> >
> >Mike H.
> >89 Weekender
> >
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