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Wow Vanagon wet dream



Out of curiosity, where did they source those 2.5 TDIs?

David
> 
> From: "Eric S" <scirocco@vintagewatercooleds.com>
> Date: 2004/10/29 Fri PM 12:20:43 EDT
> To: ian@harlequin.hplx.net
> CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Wow Vanagon wet dream
> 
> 
> Currently the most popular swap is TDI actually.  (next to the suby
> conversions).
> 
> There are 3-4 guys trying to get euro I-5 2.5 TDIs running right now in
> their vanagons as well.  I believe those guys are gonna be tearin up
> trannies.
> 
> -- 
> Eric
> www.vintagewatercooleds.com
> 
> 1981 Scirocco S (TDI swap project)
> 1988 Audi 90 Quattro
> 1990 Corrado TDI
> 1991 Cabriolet (2.0 crossflow 8v project)
> 
> ian@harlequin.hplx.net said:
> > On Thu, 28 Oct 2004, Neptuno wrote:
> >
> >> There was a video of that thing getting dynoed on the tex
> >> somewhere....It was phenomenal......I hear that it is on its 3rd or 5th
> >> tranny cause all the power that suby engine puts to the ground....
> >
> > That's the rub right there.
> >
> > Manual Vanagon transmissions were known for breaking even under the modest
> > 95hp that the stock 2.1L engine put out (especially on syncro models, as I
> > recall) -- not a good recipe for reliable additional power.
> >
> > Vanagons are ripe for conversions, though.  Lots of adapter plates
> > available, and the diesel transaxles will bolt up to any inline VAG
> > engine, making possibilities ripe for all sorts of conversions.  I've
> > heard and read of Porsche, Audi I5 (woo!), VW (1.8 and 2.0L), Subaru, and
> > even Chevy conversions.
> >
> > ian Butler / ian@harlequin.hplx.net
> > '88 Audi 5000S quattro
> > '88 VW Scirocco 16v
> > '77 Mercury Marquis (for sale)
> >
> >
> 
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