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Re: [T3] Subaru Conversions...?!



Forsman/Harris wrote:

>  It [Subaru] fits nicely in the
> Vanagon, and there's not much headroom in their either.
>

What we Vanagon owners on the Vanagon list is more worried about, is not the
fit under the deck, but rather how deep/tall this engine is. The oil pan on
the Subaru is way deeper than the air-cooled engine, and a combination of a
lowered type3 and a Subaru engine would probably be an invitation for
problems. If I were to replace the original boxer in the type3, I would
rather go for the Vanagon engine, it is the same engine as in your favorite
'back, only converted to water cooling. It is nice to keep it all VW too.

PerL
'73 Square (air-boxer)
'88 Vanagon (wasser-boxer)
Arendal, Norway

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