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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 6:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks like it belongs in there Very Happy

Pictures of the reconfigured exhaust set up? It looks like it is now a side dump. Both sides? To me side dump looks even more "sleeper-ish"
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 6:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice and tight, it will be fun to surprise a few folks on the road.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 6:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks guys. I don't think this looks too sleeper-ish though.
Pretty much in your face!

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 7:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Thanks guys. I don't think this looks too sleeper-ish though.
Pretty much in your face!


lol. From that perspective, I absolutely agree.

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So weird I just picked up a good low mileage 4.3 yesterday and was wondering if it would fit in my Vanagon. Now I want this Sad
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 4:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So...... How does it drive??

Cool

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So anyone know of a place that could re-gear the van trans to accept the 4.3 without running it at 3k on the highway?
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 7:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

westylife wrote:
So...... How does it drive??

Cool

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Haven't driven it yet. Very soon.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 7:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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So anyone know of a place that could re-gear the van trans to accept the 4.3 without running it at 3k on the highway?


3K????? More like 4K. And good luck with that, because you can spend lots of money and it, and it will just break anyway. Trans wasn't made to handle much power/torque. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Honestly I just found your build yesterday and was thinking of keeping the 4.3 for a shorty Chevy van project someday or something. I'd really like to swap out the old 2.1 in my Van but subi builds and kits are waaay to high. I'd rather have something like a v6 or v8 - is your 5.3 working out well? That transmission you are using, is that an automatic or manual?
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 8:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This thread lists gear ratio's for a subi trans:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=407222&highlight=transmission+upgrade

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This site lists the ratio for a 2002 Chevy Blazer, same model my 4.3 came out of:

http://www.new-cars.com/2002/chevrolet/chevrolet-blazer-specifications.html

The ratio's are nearly identical, so wouldn't a 5 speed subi trans take the pressure of a 4.3?
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 4:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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The ratio's are nearly identical, so wouldn't a 5 speed subi trans take the pressure of a 4.3?


Your forgetting one thing....Weight.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 4:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote


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PostPosted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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can I be your apprentice? I'll live in my vanagon and provide copious amounts of beer. I used to be an aircraft mech as well and am no where as talented as you.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Unfortunately this website does not have the headbanging metalhead emoticon, which is really the only appropriate response to that video.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Vanaganistan wrote:

can I be your apprentice? I'll live in my vanagon and provide copious amounts of beer. I used to be an aircraft mech as well and am no where as talented as you.


Ha. Too bad you're in jersey. I once worked aircraft myself.

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Unfortunately this website does not have the headbanging metalhead emoticon, which is really the only appropriate response to that video.


Thanks. From the corner to the gold bug was 60. oops, better slow it down. Damn that came up quick. Can't believe how nice it rides. Really quiet until you make it angry Twisted Evil
But that's to be expected. Cool Need some more time behind the wheel, but overall quite surprised and impressed with how this swap turned out. For 3:15 rear gears, it hauls.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 10:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bravo! Congratulations on a successful first run. It sounds amazing, and it's obviously very quick. Just looking at the YouTube clip time, the van passed the gold bug about 6 seconds into the video clip. I know there was a slight rolling start, but still, you must be pretty close to having a 6 second 0-60 Vanagon.

It's funny, I was thinking the 3:15 final drive was going to make it more of a cruiser, but since Vanagons are pretty light, that gearing is probably just about ideal.

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

D Clymer wrote:
Bravo! Congratulations on a successful first run. It sounds amazing, and it's obviously very quick. Just looking at the YouTube clip time, the van passed the gold bug about 6 seconds into the video clip. I know there was a slight rolling start, but still, you must be pretty close to having a 6 second 0-60 Vanagon.

It's funny, I was thinking the 3:15 final drive was going to make it more of a cruiser, but since Vanagons are pretty light, that gearing is probably just about ideal.

Dave


Thank you sir. Very Happy I too was concerned about the gear ratio, but was quickly proven wrong. I have since found out that some of them also came with 3:36 R&P gearing. There are 3 ears/tabs on the diff. The closest one to the engine needs to have a 4MN stamped on it. But I'll bet those are rare.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 6:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bad Van ! Nice work ! Subarugears GM Adapter is available. http://www.subarugears.com/Adaptors/Adaptors.html
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

VanaConn wrote:
Bad Van ! Nice work ! Subarugears GM Adapter is available.l


Thanks, but....LS motor+subaru trans+vanagon=
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And $1500 and a lot of time wasted.
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