>         KC-Sadie-VW@webtv.net (Bill Urban)
>
> Another option is switching to the Subaru Legacy flat four waterboxer
> engine.
...snip
>
> In a way the van would't be a VW anymore but it is an option.
...snip

I thought that there was some engineering relationship between the
Subaru and the
VW flat fours. I remember hearing somewhere that various automakers have
sold design documents
and tooling to Japan at various times for various reasons. One that
sticks in my mind
is Mercedes > Nissan(nee Datsun).

> I would love to hear from anyone who has tried either of these swaps.
> More power is always interesting.
>
> Bill Urban
> Kansas
> '91 Carat, "73 Super, '79 Vert.