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Per Lindgren wrote: > Forsman/Harris wrote: > > > It [Subaru] fits nicely in the Vanagon, and there's not much headroom in > there 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. I forgot to mention that, probably because I was responding to a perceived concern about headroom. But yes, the oil pan hangs way down, and makes it a bad choice of engine even for the bus, which has more legroom, if you plan to drive on dirt roads ever. I think the exhaust rides quite low too. > 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. Well, I wasn't saying I'd do this swap. I certainly wouldn't; but that wasn't the point I was addressing. : - ) Eric Forsman, '73 Square Baltimore, MD Please cc replies to: forsman/harris@jhu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe