Take David's advice on this one.  The g-ladder is expensive and relatively
short-lived in my experiences.  A $50 junkyard turbo has served me very
well.  The Garrett rebuild kits are pocket change compared to a G60
overhaul.
You can also mod a turbo to efficiently move more air without sacrificing
reliability.  Try adding a power pulley to your G60 to increase boost and
your looking at seriously reducing longevity.  My friend's 225hp G60 rabbit
ate blowers.  He switched to a turbo and never looked back.
I'm not saying don't use the G60 block.  It is an excellent choice with
forged pistons and stronger rods.  Just don't put a blower on it.

-One person's slightly biased opinion:)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of David Marshall
> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 1999 7:59 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: G60 motor in an '88 westy
>
>
> The G60 is a very nice engine - getting rare now.  I have driven a 200+ hp
> G60 Cabriolet and all I have to say is WOW!
>
> Is it a simple swap?  Into a Rabbit it is tight due to the lack of space.
> Into a Vanagon should be a bit simpler.  Just have to make some custom
> brackets to hold a few extra goodies.
>
> My only concern with the 158hp G60 is the G-Ladder (supercharger)
> when they
> die they are EXPENSIVE [$2000+].
>
> Personally I would find a dead Passat or Audi A4 and take the 1.8L Turbo
> from that.  They are 150hp in stock form and with a few mods [chip] 200hp
> is not uncommon.
>
> If you have the cash [and the time] to do this kind of swap let me know!
>
> At 15:51 18/02/1999 -0800, Mark R Drovdahl wrote:
> >I've got leaky heads in my 2.1 waterboxer, a line on a G60 motor
> with 5 spd.
> >tranny and conversion kit, but nobody to talk with about doing
> the install.
> >I'm in Seattle, anybody have any ideas. Oh yeah, I'm a new list
> member and
> >love what's going on here. Thanks.
> >
> >Mark Drovdahl
> >'88 westy, dripping and overheating
> >
> >
>
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