check out Nov, 99 issue of Hot VW's
page 53
theres a good article about some performance mods to a '88 wolfsburg
vanagon..w/ the 2.1L wbx
some include:
-Weddle Eng. 5 speed trans
-counterweighted crank
-Rhino 1.25 rocker arms, and swival feet adjusters
-ported AMC heads
-and a baked on ceramic thermal coating for the header, and exhaust pipes to
limit heat dissapation onto the engine..

check it out..

chris