RE: Re: real muscle

[David Ruby <dbruby@ainet.com>]

One of the coolest Porsche to VW engine transplants I've heard about is the 3.0 litre 911SC powerplant 
dumped into a Vanagon Syncro.  Talk about a big, square Carrera 4!
On to Sciroccos: I have been becoming increasingly curious after hearing about all these bolt-in (more-or-
less) motor swaps:  We had one person a few weeks ago talking about installing a Porsche 924 2-litre into 
his VW.  If this is possible, do you all think a 944 powerplant would fit (I know, its tranny/transaxle system is 
totally different, among other things)?  If maybe, then would the 3.0 litre, light alloy, Vario-Cam 968 4-banger 
fit?  Now that might be exciting!  (if it worked)

Dave
86 8v
79 Golf Diesel (soon to receive illegal 1.8 JH and GTI stuff???)
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>From: brads@mindspring.com
>To: dbruby@ainet.com
>Subject: RE: Re: real muscle
>Date: Januar 00, 2048
>
>At 06:56 PM 11/30/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>How about other bizzare engine swaps? Anybody? I once saw a shitbox
>>Volvo with a 350 in it. 
>
>EC had an article on a kit for dropping a Ford 302 V8 into a Volvo. If I
>had an old Volvo that needed a new engine, I'd probably do it. And then
>theres the company that does the Chevy V8 conversions for all Porsches,
>that'd be a sweet car. I've heard of people dropping Porsche 911 engines
>into VW vans, and bugs as well. There was also a Datsun 510 that I used to
>see around Tech campus all the time that had an aluminum(block I think)
>Buick V6 in it. 
>I think in a Scirocco, if you went to a larger motor configuration, you'd
>have to be very careful, otherwise you'd wind up with a car that was
>noseheavy. Besides with the 2.0 16V, G60 and VR6 engines available, they
>seem like they'd be about the best swap candidates if your looking to
>directly drop in a high hp motor, without building one up. Plus with these
>choices, its all been done before. So you should be able to find the people
>that know what parts you need, and have fabricated the parts that need to
>be fabricated.
>
>Brad
>
>
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