So who is selling the SA bellhousings in the USA, and how much are they
asking for them? What else is needed to make the swap? Inquiring minds
(with leaking heads) want to know!

Frank Miller

At 08:29 PM 11/4/98 EST, you wrote:
>In a message dated 98-11-04 20:14:49 EST, mckayaa@OIT.EDU writes:
>
><< Where can you get these kits for manual transmissions?  Will they fit with
> out modifying the deck?  How much do they cost?  Can you fit the
> turbo-charged one with ouy modifying the deck?  What are the outputs for
> both the naturally aspirated and turboed versions?  I was thinking of going
> subaru until this string popped up, and I would love to stay 100%
> volkswagen.
>  >>
>
>new vanagons are being made in South Africa, with the 5 cyl, and they are all
>manual transmissions. you need the SA bellhousing. Turbo, or non turbo, the
>deck lid needs to be raised like 1.5 inches..( now i find out..)   but that's
>still no deterrant to me....i'd rather have 1.5 less foam in my mattress, and
>a reliable, pretty fast "VW
>"engine in the back, than a puny wasserleaker.....
>the reason for the big news is that up until now, nobody was making a
>bellhousing for an automatic..it was only 4spd  5cyl bellhousing that you
>could get from South Africa.
>
>ps, dont forget about the VW Quantum, too...they also use the Audi 5 cyl.
>
>chris
>'84 audi 5000 turbo (automatic)
>'84 vanagon wolfsburg (automatic), hopefully to be a turbocharged 5cyl soon..
>:<)
>