Interesting that you bring this subject up....I recently bought an 87 Audi
5000 S to use as a second car, but with an alterior motive.  I figure
someday if the motor goes in my 84 Vanagon, then I'll consider the 5 cyl
conversion.  But $2,700 for a kit seem a bit stiff considering that I'm
supplying the motor, FI and all its components.
Maybe I'm wrong and there's more involved than I think....
Karl Batzler
84 Vanagon    194,000 miles
87 Audi 5000 S    167,000 miles (possible future donor)
La Quinta, Ca

-----Original Message-----
From: JordanVw@AOL.COM <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 1:21 AM
Subject: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???

>im just curious as to how much interest there actually is in the audi 5cyl
>swap into the vanagon.  Ken Wilford has offered a kit upwards in the amount
of
>$2700 (ouch) or thereabouts for a kit that is being prepared in CA by
"mister
>"D"  ;<)
>how many of you listmembers  can actually afford this kit?  plus the
>installation fee? the $2700 didnt include the engine..
>BTW i posted a '86 up intercooled turbo 5cyl engine and had absolutely no
>response on it.. the '86 up 5cyl turbo engine is the most ideal engine for
the
>conversion...(NO ITS NOT A DIESEL - the 5cyl diesel was given the boot from
>the US market in '83)
>so , people...as Ken would say..."what's the skinny"  on this????   is
there
>interest, but the conversion is just way out of financial reach for 99% of
>us??
>
>chris
>(who looks like he will just slap on another set of head gaskets till he
wins
>the lottery ;<)
>