>>My current thinking is to
>>stay with a VW >engine and use the Eurospec, the Fastforward, or the
>>5-cyl.
>>
>
>        What's "the Fastforward"?

Sorry for the shortened version.  It is the conversion kit soon to be
offered by David Marshall.  You can check it out at his website:

 David's Volkswagen Home Page        http://www.volkswagen.org --
-- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning  http://www.fastforward.ca --
-- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) --

Alan