2.8 V6 questions

[Todd Young]

Actually, the VR6 or Audi V6 engines aren't an ideal engine swap for the
Vanagon.

There are kits out there to swap a VW inline 4 cyliner (as opposed to
the horizontal) in place of the Waterboxer. If anyone is really
interested, I think I could probably find a link somewhere in the ton of
bookmarks have have saved.

The VW inline 4 with a supercharger would make a pretty healthy engine.

Another option I've heard of is the Subaru waterboxer.

> Aaron Gibson wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> The Vanagon engine is not a transverse engine to start with. Its a
> flat pancake motor just like the old bugs but with water cooling. If I
> went with the VR6 it would have to sit at 15 degrees,but the Audi V6
> would sit at 0 degrees. Also Ti stated that the Audi V6 makes more
> torque becouse of the intake manifold. Correct me if I'm wrong but
> isnt that what I want? Most trucks as I recall have
> more torque than HP. Actaully the original motor is 98 hp and around
> 130 ft lbs. Just my thoughts.
>
> Regards,
> Aaron
>
> Ti Kan wrote:
>
> > auditodd at attbi.com writes:
> >
> >
> >> No, if you want a V6, go with the VW VR6.
> >> In stock form it's just as powerful as the Audi V6.
> >>
> >>
> > Yes, horsepower rating is identical, except that the Audi 12V V6
> > makes more
> > torque in stock form, thanks to its dual-path intake manifold
> > design.
> >
> >
> >
> >> AND the VR6 has much more performance potentional.
> >> I wish there was an easy way to drop a VR6 into my '93 90S.
> >>
> >>
> > There are more ready-made VR6 aftermarket hop-up stuff, true.
> >
> > However there is nothing *inherent* in the Audi V6 design that makes
> > it less performant than the VR6.  The VR6 got its reputation for
> > being strong, not because it's better than the Audi V6, but because
> > it comes equipped on much lighter VW cars.  If you had a way of
> > shoehorning the Audi 12V V6 into a Golf, it'd be stronger than a
> > Golf VR6, stock vs. stock.  This is all quite academic, however.
> > The Audi engine was designed for longitudinal mounting and fits
> > the intended applications well.  The VR6 and its compact dimensions
> > was designed for transverse mount in VWs originally made for the
> > transverse 4-cylinder.  The right engine in the appropriate chassis
> > is far more important than any other nitty gritty when it comes to
> > transplants.  You have to make the thing fit and run right before
> > you think about aftermarket hot rodding.
> >
> > For a Vanagon, I think a VR6 is going to be the more appropriate
> > choice.
> >
> > -Ti
> > 2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
> > 2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
> > 1984 5000S turbo
> > 1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
> >
> >

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