The company that does the Audi V6 conversions here in Bremen, Germany, was
trying to get the Audi V8 into the vanagon. They gave up, I believe, because
too much metal had to be cut away between the engine compartment and the
rear end of the van...
Maybe they got it working in the meantime, but I never heard about it...

Raimund

-----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
An: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Datum: Donnerstag, 16. September 1999 02:18
Betreff: Re: Yea, but will it fit in a Vanagon engin bay?

>John-Reed Maffeo wrote:
>
>> Yea, but will it fit in a Vanagon engin bay?
>
>Well, the 5 cyl. engines fits, so your good length wise. The Audi V6 fits
>too, so you're good in the width, too. I guess that if it doesn't fit, one
>can always make it fit, right? The exhaust can be dragged forward, and exit
>in a couple of fat chromed sidepipes.
>
>Btw, has anybody ever thought of shoe-horning in the V8 from Audi? This
>should be one heck of an engine in the Vanagon, and you'd still be all
>VW/Audi for the few times you'll let the mechanic touch your baby. There is
>a TDI V8 coming in very short time.......
>
>PerL
>87 Syncro 112i
>