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Subject:Re: thinking about selling vanagon
From:Alan J. Flint
Date:Thu, 2 Dec 1999 06:17:58 -0800

Meat heads?
Who is this person?

On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, EMZ wrote:

>    A lesson to be learned and told, to all you meat heads that think
> your pushing 150 HP's out of your Vanagon engines. If so, you would be
> going thru trans. like this...
>    PS> this is also a good lesson in engine swaps!
>
>             Eric                   86-VW4x4
>             vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
>             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
>
>
> On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>
> > Sounds like a V-6 conversion needs a much beefier transmission.  Is the
> > Porsche box even up to the load of a heavy Vanagon and this much torque?
> >
> > Sudhir Desai wrote:
> > >
> > > i'm seriously thinking about selling my vanagon because i don't have the
> > > patience for it anymore...  the trans is toast(the 4th one i've gone
> > > through), i was going to swap in a 5-speed from a porsche, but i have no
> > > time.. oh yeah, the 5-speed is sitting in my garage.
> > >
> > > Sudhir H. Desai          1984 VW Vanagon 3.4 liter Chevy V-6
> >
> > --
> > Stuart MacMillan
> > Manager, Case Program
> > 800-909-8244 ext 208
> >
> > Getting your share of the Net yet?
> > http://www.cobaltgroup.com
> > http://www.casedealer.com/demo
> > http://www.caseihdealer.com/demo
> >
>