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Originally posted by ckissick
Island,
The 2.5L is still in development, but you can probabaly get one very soon. No price yet, but the 2.4L with the performance upgrade will cost about $5500, including a full rebuild.
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125hp and 175 lb-ft torque for $5500???
Let's see:
For $5500 you can get...............
1. A complete 3.2 Carrera engine. That's 214hp and 195 lb-ft torque.
And installation isn't very complicated either.
2. A Chevy LS1 engine with everything needed, plus $ left over. 350hp and 350lb-ft torque with excellent fuel economy and reliability.
3. A variety of Subaru Turbo engines (plenty of $ left over), but I would never recommend a Subaru engine in a Porsche; that's going WAY too far in the dorky and cheesy department.
4. A 1.9 TDI engine (been done several times already). Stock has 90 hp/149 tq, with a chip/exhaust you can have 130hp/240 tq, AND get at least 35mpg in the Vanagon. And have $ left over.