<VV> Rampside with VW engine

[JVHRoberts at aol.com]

Given that the Vanagon guys are pitching the both the air cooled and the 
water cooled boxers and sticking in Subaru engines, that should tell you something 
right there... 
BTW, just bought a new 'practical' car for me. A 2005 Subaru Legacy GT wagon. 
With a stick shift! 250 HP 2.5L 4 cam engine. How do you think one of these 
would do in a Corvair? <G>

In a message dated 4/21/2005 4:57:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
Sethracer at aol.com writes:
I'd have  to disagree a bit... the Type IV VW 2.0's are a very desirable 
engine indeed  and capable of some serious performance. These engines were 
used 
in the  Porsche 912E and 914-2.0 as well as other Type IV VW's. I picked up 
an sad 912  with intentions of putting a Corvair engine in it... was shocked 
when this  early 912 turned out to have this engine in it!

That being said, their  forte is not low end torque and from the engine 
pictured, the guy isn't  getting much HP out of it either. A questional swap 
for a 
car, bu 
a bad  swap indeed for a Rampside!

I'll bet it is a VW 2sp as the VW engine  would need to be reversed if it 
were a  PG.

Bill




Well - Kinda. Certainly the Porsche 2.0 L motors in the last 914s and the  
last 912 (Note a pattern?) were good motors. The engine was quite different 
than 
the Type IV that went in the bus. Heads were different, and of course Cam, 
etc.  Compression was higher in the Porsche, too, I believe. They were no 
great 
shakes  in the Bus, cause they had to work so hard. In the Porsche, they were 
the nicest  of the Type IVs. Not too hard cause the 1700's and 1800s were 
pretty lame. I've  had several of the Type IVs, including the rare 1600 cc 
model. 
(An industrial  version - adapted for the last air-cooled SuperVee race cars 
- which is how I  had one!) I do agree, not my choice for a Rampside swap!  - 
Seth  Emersonj