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 pete wood
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| posted on November 1st, 2005 at 02:14 PM |
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Straw poll; Why did you decide to convert to non VW power
Just thought it would be good to find out where people are/were at when they went with a Non-VW motor.
Just a request...I'd ask people to vote ONLY if they are CURRENTLY CONVERTING TO NON-VW POWER, or have CONVERTED TO NON-VW POWER AT SOMETIME IN THE
PAST (this includes people who have owned converted vehicles)
I ask this so we can get a real idea from people who've have experienced the difference. No offence to everyone else dreaming of a conversion, but it
will help you to see the real figures too.
Here we go...
Why did you convert?
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VDubya
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| posted on November 1st, 2005 at 02:22 PM |
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I changed to a Scooby EJ33 {EG33 - ed}. Better looking 6 cylinder than the Holdens. Nice torque extremely smooth and great fit, all around much better
than the 4 cylinder.
Why did I change? The Caravelle engine is pretty weak at best when it is full of people and gear. The scooby is a good fit, power all the way through
the revs and so quiet when cruising you can hear each other speak.
{off topic comments deleted by admin, and moved to a seperate topic}
[ Edited on 2-11-2005 by Baja Wes ]
I was going to join the Democrats to keep the bastards honest, but joined the forum instead.
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Baja Wes
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| posted on November 1st, 2005 at 05:42 PM |
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I did it because it was cheap, reliable, more power, more refined, more efficient, sounds cool.
I chose the V6 for something different, and for the challenge of doing a converion no-one had done before. Same reason I am currently doing climate
control instead of simply air-con.
[ Edited on 1-11-2005 by Baja Wes ]
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72RSbug
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| posted on November 1st, 2005 at 08:54 PM |
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I started reading the conversion forums just a few weeks before my 1600cc type 1 lost all its oil in one day and killed it. Bought an EJ20 TT with the
adaptor kit included in the U.S. and put a 1300cc type 1 in to get around for a few months.
What a difference when going from an old 1300cc to an EJ20TT 
Still working on some small things but that's to be expected when putting in an engine from a different car.
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ricola
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| posted on November 1st, 2005 at 09:08 PM |
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I wanted reliable power and to keep the boxer configuration. An engine came along cheap and I jumped in!
Rich
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Jak Rizzo
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| posted on November 2nd, 2005 at 05:48 AM |
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The last engine that I built was a 2275cc with 117hp@ the wheels, it had all the gear but still standard 040 heads. I was going spend $2000 for some
CNC heads from the States when I mentioned the subaru idea to Matt & Pauly, .........5 days later 3 ej20T engines were delivered to our
doorsteps..............
The rest is very fast history.
No turning back now.
regards
Jak
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Mikey
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| posted on November 2nd, 2005 at 08:46 AM |
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I decided to convert because of the cost of a well built Type 4 and not a lot of hp vs a basic EJ20T. I wanted something that'll REALLY move my Ghia,
and something that'll stand out too. 
So far I havn't really had any terible experiances with the trusty ol' Type 1. I'm just trying to build an updated version of an old Ghia. Brakes,
power, and looks... Germanlook.
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boof2332
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| posted on November 2nd, 2005 at 09:06 AM |
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Had thought about it for years...then when prompted by Jak, it took 10 seconds to decide.
I also liked the challenge of doing it all ourselves, when there was no one really in Sydney to copy off!
Matt
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jvl054
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| posted on November 2nd, 2005 at 10:00 AM |
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Cost effective,more hps with great torque.I made my decision years ago after building a T4(never again$$$$) Ill still like seeing a good T4 fat motor
just not the cost.As far iam concern the subie boxer motor is the future for reliability with hps to burn.JVLRacing:thumb
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Jak Rizzo
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| posted on November 2nd, 2005 at 10:24 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by jvl054
Cost effective,more hps with great torque.I made my decision years ago after building a T4(never again$$$$) Ill still like seeing a good T4 fat motor
just not the cost.As far iam concern the subie boxer motor is the future for reliability with hps to burn.JVLRacing:thumb
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& besides, your type 4 would have blown up on the first lap:P
Jak
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| posted on November 2nd, 2005 at 06:02 PM |
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I looked closely at doing an early 1800cc Turbo years ago, but could not get hold of an engine and it all seemed a little daunting,so I went the HI-PO
VW route...never again.I had nothing but trouble with it initially and soon worked out that no VW engine was ever going to come close to the power,
reliability and cost I was after.
Then Jak,Matt and myself made the decision and all of a sudden I was swiping my card for 3 x EJ20T's.....thanks Matt and Jak, racked up some points
on the card too!
Now I cant wait to get mine rego'd so I can have some fun.....legally.
Cheers Paul
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Jak Rizzo
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| posted on November 2nd, 2005 at 06:09 PM |
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boost is so cool.....................
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72RSbug
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| posted on November 3rd, 2005 at 03:51 AM |
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boost is so cool.....................
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If only I could get my solenoids setup properly I would know :cry
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richbaker78
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| posted on November 3rd, 2005 at 07:45 PM |
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i had finished my spankers 1776 which put out about 100bhp - it was a nice engine which I planned to turbo - I started to price up turbo parts and all
of a sudden the penny dropped. that afternoon i put the engine up for sale and bought a WRX Ej20 T with 30000 miles on it for half the price I sold
the a/c for.
100 bhp for £3k
250 bhp for £1.5k with all the extras its a crazy world!!
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jvl054
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| posted on November 3rd, 2005 at 08:11 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by richbaker78
i had finished my spankers 1776 which put out about 100bhp - it was a nice engine which I planned to turbo - I started to price up turbo parts and all
of a sudden the penny dropped. that afternoon i put the engine up for sale and bought a WRX Ej20 T with 30000 miles on it for half the price I sold
the a/c for.
100 bhp for £3k
250 bhp for £1.5k with all the extras its a crazy world!!
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Welcome!!! the darkside is with you:vaderJVLRacing
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