Amen Jay, the majority will stick to the 4-cyl engine. I'd like to use the 2.5l
myself, but I don't feel like waiting for and extra few HP. 130 is fine for me
since I don't plan on setting any land speed records (what is the current
record for a self propelled brick?) Still I think a kit utlizing the 3.3 6 cyl
has a market, sand rails, etc.
Mike Barfield
'84 Westy
Tampa, FL
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On Fri, 26 May 2000, Jay Gardner wrote:
Hello Hobert,
The 3.3 liter sounds wonderful (from a testosterone point of view) but from
a practical point of view it sounds like something to stay away from:
a. not many engines around
b. likely to get expensive if interests gets going
c. and no cheap motors available meaning an expensive rebuild when it gets
tired
d. the mileage will go down substanially
A better alternative would be the 2.5 liter which is used in so many of
Subaru vehicles now
and should be available from the importers and is available at reasonable
prices from the wreckers right now.
We currently have 2 of your 2.2 literVubaru inserts but would consider
upgrading
to the 2.5 liter when the motor change over time comes, due to the fact we
tow trailers quite
a bit with our vehicles.
We have driven the Forester for a week and with an automatic it was getting
29 miles per gallon.
Any update to the Oil Pan for 2.2 liter??
I would like to thank you for a wonderful motor kit that has elevated a good
vehicle to a great one. Other than the fact that
neither of our vans has AC (yet the Subaru has the compressor) and we die on
hot summer trips across the central valley,
we can see keeping these vans for a long time.
Has anyone got any leads/help for doing a retrofit hookup of the AC from
scratch on two 1985 van/trucks ??
We would actually prefer having professionals doing it but none of the shops
in Bay area and Sacramento want to do
custom work.
Jay Gardner
2- 1985 Vubaru's
----- Original Message -----
From: KEP <kennedy@...>
To: <subaruvanagon@...>
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [subaruvanagon] Re: How to join
Dear Warren,
The 2.2 adapter kit and crossmember will fit the 3.3. New exhaust pipe
with
two cats will be necessary. Special exhaust should probably be made for
the
Syncro to keep maximum ground clearance. Jeff at Transaxle Engineering
recommends a beefed trans but I intend to try a tired stock trans. Stock
CV's should last a while but Porsche 930 CV's will be an option.
Hobert Kennedy
Kennedy Engineered Products
38830 17th St. East
Palmdale, CA 93550
(661) 272-1147
----- Original Message -----
From: Warren Chapman <tallsound@...>
To: <subaruvanagon@...>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 9:58 PM
Subject: [subaruvanagon] Re: How to join
Can't claim to have "pushed" Hobert into the SVX
conversion..... just kept asking over and over, ...."Why not?" and he
would tell me how complicated it would be and that I should stick to
the proven 2.2L kit.
I was considering going for it anyway and had even searched out an
engine, but I waited a little too long and later found out Hobert
bought it instead.
Since then I've kept after him...."When are you going to put that
engine in a van?" Finally, a few weeks ago, he answered that he was
going to try it.
Many of us are waiting with keen interest to see how it works out.
I'm sure Hobert has another side to this history but the results are
the same.....I'm sure we will all, (as we now are), benefit from
Hoberts skill and effort.
Go for it Hobert....we can't wait. 230+hp flat four in a Vanagon.
Wow!
That should move my 5000lb (loaded) Syncro into some great mountain
fishing spots without having to shift endlessly to keep the torque
up.
Lots of questions....Can the stock tranny and CV's handle it...and
for how long. Will the exhaust plumbing fit? (Will it fit a
Syncro???) Looking forward to the answers and ....most of all....the
kit. Maybe
next year!
Hobert has a lot on his attention, but if we keep asking him, maybe
he'll move this project to the top of his list. What about it
Hobert??
Now back to reality and my 2.2L wiring harness>>>>>>>>>>>
Warren
Warren
--- In subaruvanagon@..., andrew.grebneff@s... wrote:
Dear Warren
Thanks. So you are the one responsible for Hobert doing the SVX
electrics.
He told me he was donig it, but not that someone else had pushed
him
into
it!
I was going to buy the SVX electrics ($250US complete from wrecker)
and
wait for his wiring instructions. However it occurred to me that the
Japanese-market computer etc would not be compatible with the US
equivalents, and that it could well cost me more to get an
autoelectrician
to sort it all out than it would to go for an NZ-made aftermarket
Link
Electrosystems computer. This has further advantages: The
restrictive
airflow meter is discarded, yielding more power and removing a
clearance
problem in the engine-bay.
Once the job is done, whenever that turns out to be, I will let
subaruvanagon and vanagon.com know how it goes, plus any tips I can
get the
fellow doing the conversion to tell me!
Regards
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Molluscophile
69 VW Kombi-Corvair
75 VW Kombi (ex Toyota 3.5 V8)
84 VW T3 Caravelle GL/SVX
85 Mitsubishi Sigma Super Saloon 2.0
86 Toyota Corolla DX 1.8 diesel
89 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel
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