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Originally Posted by island911
Exactly why I left the stock engine in mine. I mean, I understand the benefits of say doubling the HP. But, even with 2x HP, it is still a barn on wheels. And seeing all of the complexity (and cost) of engine swaps... I conclude that the puny little flat 4 is good enough. It is highly functional and reliable.
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Mine is actually a bit of a unique Syncro. In the early '90's it was a project protype bus of VWSA to fit it with a 2.5 as an experiment for a stronger factory engine. It turned out too expensive and the project was scrapped. As far as we know only three were build, two big windows and my small window.
Eventually mine got the 2.6, but it was butchered over the years. The two big windows are still original to this day and are here in SA.
So, in a way mine is an original 2.6 and once the rebuild is complete it will be back to factory standard as the last of the 2.6's were built.
But, I do agree with you, if it ain't broke , don't fix it. Keep it original.