Kinda neat engine swap

[Chris142]

Got a vanagon brought to me for some ac work. Has a Subaru engine in it. Probably 3 x the power it originally had

 

[ammolab]

Friend has one. A quite common swap.

 

[eljefino]

I saw one of these on the Turnpike going 78. Definitely caught my eye seeing a brick moving like that. Owner subtly added Subaru badging, LOL.

 

[Graham Piccinini]

Subaru engine supply is running dry. So another one that's catching wind right now is the TDI swap. This guy went through multiple Subaru engines, and now bought a brand new crate TDI engine from VW.

 

[Astro14]

Subaru engine supply is running dry. So another one that's catching wind right now is the TDI swap. This guy went through multiple Subaru engines, and now bought a brand new crate TDI engine from VW.

And Mercedes wheels…which I’ve seen on a couple Vanagons.

 

[Number_35]

Friend has one. A quite common swap.

A friend has an air-cooled '73. I mentioned the once-common Corvair engine transplant.

We then got talking about swapping Subaru engines into the Wasserboxer vans.

There's a company in Colorado that makes conversion kits to make the job straightforward.

That would be a fun project.

 

[vwmaniaman]

I have an 86 Vanagon Westfalia that I rebuilt the motor on. Used German parts and different rods from a 1.9L balanced. The 2.1 rods have an issue with breakage around 160K miles. Anyway it runs great and parts are available thru several suppliers. I'll stick with original.