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Subject:Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???
From:Steve Arbaugh
Date:Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:49:41 -0800

Geeez, where to start...

Yes, I have put my name on the list of those very interested in this
conversion. I've already started saving my allowance for same. My wasserboxer
is still very new and holding water, but with driving over the mountain passes
frequently and charging across the great wide open, the poor little motor just
doesn't make me feel too comfortable. Putting a 5cyl turbo in my vanagon just
makes me smile.

Mark(?) put a post up about driving a vanagon with a 5cyl, but he failed to
mention a couple things I was really wanting to hear: where it was, who did the
conversion, did it use the conversion being sold by Ken Wilfey (who sold me an
ultra-cool grill: thanks!), and was it indeed a 2wheeldrive with an unaltered
deck lid? These questions need to be answered before I get too excited. Is the
van available for test drives by others? There are many other questions, but
they can wait until later.

So, yes I'm interested, and have a couple motors ready for rebuilding (turbo
even!), but until more information comes forward, I'll keep the water in the
boxer...

steve
'85 westy
kent, wa

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>I have a 87 Syncro that I am having a 5 cylinder installed in. I test
>drove
>a vanagon with the Audi 5 cylinder a few days ago and it was fantastic.
>