L-Pink I hit yea back, didn't notice the PM.
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Originally Posted by dyna mo
is the 2.5 a new design? what's that all about?
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The stock VW vanagon motors have a lot of problems, so a lot of people opt to put modern engines in the vans. The most common is Subaru's and now Fords are catching on but I didn't like either choice. Neither gets very stellar fuel mileage and they aren't that great in the power department unless you go with the bigger subaru motors.
The GM ecotec however has a great HP/torque ratio and it's lighter than my stock motor. By the time it's in my van it will be a bit over 200hp with nearly the same torque and I'll get close to 30mpg something none of the other conversions can touch short of diesels.
The other bonus is the dune buggy guys have been using ecotec engines for quite a while because they have a proven record of being nearly bullet proof. From the factory the bottom end is billet aluminium.
It's also a pretty straight forward engine as far as making all the computer stuff work in a different car. It's sort of like the 4 cylinder version of the LS1. There are guys in the street racing scene that push 500hp out of these motors with stock bottom ends and turbo chargers.