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JudoJeff
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No offense taken, just don't want folks thinking the Bostig goes in like some other tilted engines.....
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photogdave
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When you have a rolling box with near zero aerodynamics, what real difference does it make to move a few pounds of the engine higher up?
You are filling that Box with hundreds if not thousands of pounds above the wheels anyway.
Handling is really a moot issue at this point with a top heavy Box.
No harm, no foul.
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Agree. I had an inline 4 in my 82 Westy and the only performance differences over the waterboxer were all positive! More power, higher revving and more fuel efficient.
The PO had done the conversion so unfortunately I had no manual or Bostig-type online/phone help for troubleshooting!
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thatvwbusguy
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Let history live in the past. Time and technology advance.
No need for an antiquated powerplant that was underpowered when it left the factory floor in my van. Purity be damned, give me inline 4 utility or give me death!
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MsTaboo
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That underpowered leaky lump is the reason the Vanagon failed to become a hit in America.
VW cheaped out, wrapping a water jacket around a nearly fifty year old design. If they had truly believed in the flat four, they would have completely redesigned it (think Subaru), and made it a flat six, with sufficient power for the size and weight of the new van.
As for putting an inline engine into the Vanagon, what about the diesel? what about the 5 cylinder the S.A. vans got?
It's funny, nobody ever complains about the Subaru conversions being Japanese, but "Oh the horror, you put a Ford in there!"
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Zeitgeist 13
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thatvwbusguy
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I have recently complained several times about the $1,600.00 I just spent on having the head gaskets on my 2006 Subaru Forester replaced at 78,000 miles. No problems like this with the Zetec though...
No more flat fours for this guy. Too many issues and a pain in the ass to work on. Routine maintenance like changing spark plugs should be a 5 minute job.
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kamzcab86
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As I've read it,
One of the main reasons VW put a water jacket on the Boxer and threw it into the Vanagon was due to the shortage of inline 4's to use in production. |
Personal opinion: "Shortage" is a bit misleading. Considering VW manufactured millions of inline-4's in Brazil, Mexico, and Germany, from 1.1L to 2.0L, from the '70s to the '90s, there was never a "shortage" of engines. I think VW simply wanted, right or wrong, to keep the boxer power plant that was standard fare for all Type 2's, hence giving it a water jacket to help with emissions demands; otherwise they would not have contracted with Oettinger to produce a flat-6 for potential production.
Yes, there were diesel I-4's put in the T3, but there were only 3 and were pretty darn anemic:
- CS 1.6L (naturally-aspirated 52 bhp)
- JX 1.6L (turbo'd 70 bhp)
- KY 1.7L (naturally-aspirated 54 bhp)
To my knowledge, ^those three I-4 diesels were T3-only engines.
Compare ^that list to the boxers:
- CT 1.6L (carb, 50 bhp, AC)
- CU/CV 2.0L (FI, 70 bhp, AC)
- DF 1.9L (carb, 59 bhp, WC)
- DG 1.9L (carb, 76 bhp, WC)
- DH 1.9L (FI, 80 bhp, WC)
- EY 1.9L (carb, 56 bhp, WC)
- GW 1.9L (FI, 89 bhp, WC)
- SP 1.9L (carb, 72 bhp, Switzerland-only, WC)
- DJ 2.1L (FI, 110 bhp, WC)
- MV 2.1L (FI, 94 bhp, WC)
- SR 2.1L (FI, 86 bhp, Switzerland-only, WC)
- SS 2.1L (FI, 91 bhp, WC)
As for the topic at hand, I'm not a Ford person whatsoever, but I'm warming up to the idea of a Zetec being in my van... still not 100% sold on it, though. However, a friend will be trading the family TDI Jetta in for a Subaru... I told him that if the car gets wrecked, I get dibs on the engine.
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| That underpowered leaky lump is the reason the Vanagon failed to become a hit in America. |
I think this has a little more to do with it than the Wasserboxer:
Even the front-engine, more powerful, less leaky, "there's nothing mini about it, but it still fits in your garage" Eurovan didn't even begin to make a dent in Chrysler sales. Despite the power-plant pitfalls, which vans are still running around with a serious cult following and high resale values? It ain't the ChryCo vans...
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To the bostig guy's,
How warm/hot is your deck lid getting? Prior poster mentioned building a proper exhaust manifold.
I'm just curious, I've noticed the photos put the exhaust close to the lid!
I've done an I4 swap and my deck lid gets quite warm. Ive got wrap and a turbo blanket with custom shielding in the works.
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Some time ago, I had a few p-mails with Jim re: engine lid heat. FWIW, I recently removed the OEM air cooled insulation from my engine lid. (it was getting old, grotty and failing due to abrasion between top of TB and likely mice.  )
My engine lid is "tubbed", so much more prone to getting hot, I think, but without that insulation it gets pretty dang hot.
Point is, the tub is around the intake, valve cover. Some exhaust manifold heat must get up there but I'd guess that most of the heat is from the top of the engine.
However. In spite of the heat, the plastic cover on the OEM material did not appear to have melted.
My Jetta 2.0 engine is NA.
Neil.
lid at time of swap
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MsTaboo
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| That underpowered leaky lump is the reason the Vanagon failed to become a hit in America. |
I think this has a little more to do with it than the Wasserboxer:
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But why did the Chrysler take off and outsell the Vanagon?
If you go back and read the press releases from that time they all talk about the lack of power in the Vanagon. It was pricier, heavier, and slower.
And, of course, the Chrysler was the home town favorite. Buy American was popular at the time.
By 1986 all VW had that was better was the 4x4 Syncro, and they failed to take advantage of that difference in advertising. It was even heavier, more expensive, and still underpowered!
With a more powerful engine VW could have crowed about the Syncro Vanagon's performance, capability, and compact size, helping to justify the higher price.
Hmmm…kinda like todays converted Syncros! 
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vanagonjr
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Interesting tidbit about 1st Chrysler mini-van, maybe the Vanagon was not so out-gunned in the engine department after all.
"Chrysler planned for a V6, but it took some time to arrange one. The first vans had the new 2.2 liter four, starting at 86 hp and eventually rising to 93, with an optional Mitsubishi 2.6 that had slightly more power (the very first production minivan was a Plymouth Voyager with the Mitsubishi engine — Chrysler probably regrets both engine and brand choice now). The van’s weight was around 3,000 pounds, and the four-cylinders were “good enough” for the time — at least, until something better was available. They were comparable to the slant six powered intermediate cars and quicker than the slant six vans."
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If internet numbers are to be trusted they had
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1984–1987 2.2 L K I4, 96 hp (72 kW), 119 lb·ft (161 N·m)
1984–1987 2.6 L Mitsubishi G54B I4, 104 hp (78 kW), 142 lb·ft (193 N·m)
1987½–1990 2.5 L K I4, 100 hp (75 kW), 135 lb·ft (183 N·m)
1987½–1988 3.0 L Mitsubishi 6G72 V6, 136 hp (101 kW), 168 lb·ft (228 N·m)
1989–1990 2.5 L Turbo I4, 150 hp (110 kW), 180 lb·ft (240 N·m)
1989-1990 3.0 L Mitsubishi 6G72 V6, 142 hp (106 kW), 173 lb·ft (235 N·m)
1990 3.3 L EGA V6, 150 hp (110 kW), 180 lb·ft (240 N·m) |
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83-85 Vanagon 1.9 Wasserboxer HP- 82@4800 Torque- 105@2600
86-92 Vanagon 2.1 Wasserboxer HP- 90@4800 Torque- 117@3200
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kamzcab86
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But why did the Chrysler take off and outsell the Vanagon?
If you go back and read the press releases from that time they all talk about the lack of power in the Vanagon. It was pricier, heavier, and slower.
And, of course, the Chrysler was the home town favorite. Buy American was popular at the time. |
While the Vanagon was/is absolutely underpowered, the ChryCo minivans had a massive appeal to a wide market: A brand new style of people-mover designed and built in the USA. They were essentially station wagons in a more upright stance with easy entry/exit for passengers and gear. They were desirable to both families and businesses. The driver sat behind the front axle and engine yielding a more comfortable and safe position, both mentally and physically. These minivans reigned supreme up until about the mid-'90s, when the Asian competition began ramping up better designs and quality.
Regardless of the power, the Vanagon simply did not have a mass-market charm in that era and Volkswagen, as a whole, was having reliability and dealer issues, which only compounded the issue.
We, as enthusiasts, see the appeal of Vanagons, but we're only a small percentage of the automotive world. However, most other minivans are simply appliances in the car world... thrown away at the end of their useful lives. T3's, on the other hand, have many thousands of dollars poured into them to keep them on the road. There is an upside to not being the most popular kid on the block.
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| 15 years ago, owned a Dodge Caravan for a few years. It was great. I really liked how well the FWD van handled the snow. |
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Maybe Volkswagen learned something from that...
"Hi, Chrysler? It’s VW. Heard you broke up with Mercedes. You okay? Anyway, calling to see if we could rebadge your minivan. Yes, that’s right. No, this isn’t a prank call. We don’t have a van that we can sell in the U.S. So you’ll make us a van? Cool. Uh, wait, we can’t have the folding second row?"
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Mopars separation from Benz I think is their last gasp.
Now that Fiat owns them, this is going to be their finale.
Too bad.
Not that I'm a Chrysler fan, but for sure they had some decent engines in their day,the Torque Flite was a super dependable trans.
They would self destuct / rot as you were on the roll, the interior plastic garbage would fall apart pretty quick but the darn things would always fire.
Now that Mussolini Bros. has them under their control, they are all done.
Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, won't be around too long--watch.
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insyncro
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What? Was it something I said? 
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What? Was it something I said? |
Mr Z was pointing out how off topic this has gone, just seconding it. |
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MsTaboo
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What? Was it something I said? |
Mr Z was pointing out how off topic this has gone, just seconding it. |
Hmmm…back when Z ahemed my post I was talking about Subaru vs Ford, flats vs inline, I thought that was what this thread was about?  I guess I'm lost, time for bed. 
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