Re: Replacing Engines....

["H Jones" <hjones1@airmail.net>]

I get both magazines at Barnes & Noble , and yes they both offer N. American
subscriptions. They run about $6 US per issue.

----- Original Message -----
From: Slim <falzsf@home.com>
To: <hjones1@airmail.net>
Cc: Norm Tallant <takhisis@ix.netcom.com>; <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: Replacing Engines....


> Shit where can I find those magazines?? Hmmmmm can you subscribe to them
if you
> live in Canada?
>
> hjones1@airmail.net wrote:
>
> > The G60 can be a bit hard to find (with a good super-charger) and the
VR6
> > can be quite expensive. Your best bet on the VR6 is to get a crashed
Passat.
> > I bought a rear-ended (totaled!!!!) Passat for $2200, about $1500 less
than
> > the savage yard wanted for the VR6 engine alone! Also by purchasing the
> > whole car wrecked, you can see how many miles the engine "really" has.
> >
> > Have you seen some of the twin-engine conversions (VR6's / 16v's / 8v's)
> > that are showing up in the British VW magazines ("The Golf" & "VW
> > Performance")? Super - slick conversions!!!!
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Norm Tallant <takhisis@ix.netcom.com>
> > To: <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 1:23 PM
> > Subject: Replacing Engines....
> >
> > > How many of you have replaced an 8V engine with a G60 or VR6 Engine?
> > >
> > > This is something that I am saving up for...I'm guessing that I'd need
> > about
> > > US$4000 for an engine, transmission, and installation.  Is that a good
> > > guess?
> > >
> > > I'd like to hear from those of you who have done this....so I can find
out
> > > what to expect.
> > >
> > > Or, do any of you in California know of a VW shop that could take care
of
> > > everything, including finding all the parts and then making it work?
By
> > all
> > > the gods, that would be nice!
> > >
> > > All the best,
> > > -Norm
> > >
> > >
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