motorcity_rob Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Hi all, Has anyone done a eariler XT6 (2.7) conversion into a Vanagon? Both the donor subie and the Vanagon are 89's. Will the same conversion kit for a 2.5 or a 3.3 work? Are these engines any good or should I just keep searching for a 2.5? Thanks for any input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 you're better off with a newer engine - the EG33 is an EXCELLENT choice. the ER27 is nice because they're cheap...but they leak oil, are easy to work on but are still likely to leak, expensive and hard to find parts for....the EG33 is an excellent motor - much better power, newer, and i'd guess more reliable. but they can be hard to find parts for too. the EJ25 is nice...easy to find, easy parts but have head gasket issues - so beware of those. dont know anything about the conversion but the XT6 is a different bellhousing than the EG33 and EJ25 so a conversion kit won't be identical, but the motor mounts should be in nearly the same locations as the EJ25 if that helps at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 i know someone who has done this and supplied them with parts. but they haven't offered tons of information, so i wouldn't expect any help from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Lots of information on using 2.2 and 2.5 on yahoo lists, so personally i would stick them unless you can get a new H6 nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorcity_rob Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 Thanks guys, I guess I'll keep looking for a 2.5 then. Or if I get lucky enough to find a cheap 3.3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.radon Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I sold my spare ER27 to my friend. He has it up and running, has about 12K miles on it. Awesome installation too. I can forward an e-mail to him for you if you like. He has tons of pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 hey mr.radon! good to see you again, hope all is well and your healing is now 100%! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phizinza Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 The EZ30 would be a good choice too if its a bit tight in there.. They are only a little bit longer then the 4 bangers and same goes for width. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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