The Bostig Conversion System (model 2013)
The Bostig Conversion offers customers three fundamental benefits that the competition either lacks entirely, or cannot match in breadth and depth: Confidence, Value, and Education.
Quick Specs
Performance
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Input Tire size: P/R
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To view MPH above enter tire size, and then select a gear. Most common trans ratios given but can be changed, along with 4.86 ring & pinion. Dynos shown are only engines we've tested, no ej25, eg33, 1.8t etc has ever volunteered for free dyno time to evaluate their output.
Dyno data measured/verified independently at New England Dyno, Douglas MA
Crankshaft HP and torque, 19% drivetrain loss. Torque is in Ft/lbs.
Crankshaft HP and torque, 19% drivetrain loss. Torque is in Ft/lbs.
Clearance & Departure angle
Wheel Arch Height
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Enter your wheel arch height into box on the red arrow, click calculate for ground clearance and departure angle with the Bostig 2013 and HC oilpan. Departure angle is to wheel centerline(lower than actual measured to the tire), stock syncro is 17 deg. Note: We cannot offer comparison to any competitors as none publish their numbers.
Install time
Install times based on home/driveway install, no lift, and reading/comprehension of the install instructions.Inexperienced mechanically: 3-7 days
Prior install of a Bostig conversion, or experienced mechanically: 2-3 days
Cost
Total cost of conversion as installed by a DIYer. $5.4k-$6.7k with a low mileage used engine, $7k-8k with a brand new engine. The kit itself starts at $4830 of that currently.Our philosophy is to never provide parts that can be purchased off-the-shelf. It is cheaper and allows maintenance independence, only the parts we must handle come through us. In addition to the kit from us, you will need to purchase the required parts shown on the required parts list in the documentation section.
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Overview
Engine
Benefits
Features
Comparison Matrix
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Confidence
Value
Education
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The Bostig engine conversion system enables the installation of a new or used Ford Zetec engine into 83-91 VW vanagons. It's not just an engine swap kit, it is also comprised of all of the documentation, information, and standardized procedures to make installing one of our conversions the lowest risk, highest value option for re-powering your van possible.
A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link
Unique in the marketplace, our approach and philosophy addresses all the links in the chain from initial research and prepurchase information, all the way through to long-term ownership. The 2010 is the 3rd major release of the Bostig conversion that builds on our continuously improving design and manufacturing capabilities to deliver the simplest, most reliable, most complete, and user friendly conversion available. If you can follow basic instructions, and use basic hand tools you can complete the conversion yourself. We’ve developed solutions for more aspects of the conversion process than are even recognized by our competition, and as a result we are the only ones building a complete solution to the problem set, and we do so with greater care and precision than anyone in the marketplace.
The most mature and actively developed conversion
The Bostig 2010 is the culmination of tens of thousands of hours of engineering, research, testing, manufacturing, operating, and supporting. Unlike any other conversion, the entire Bostig development effort has always been under the ownership and control of a single entity. All of the experience and information from every step in the process (including those done by customers) feeds back into development and support efforts. The result is better consistency, fewer bugs, and avoidance of repeated error and re-learning; Less to learn, less to think about, and less to worry about.
Our goals for the conversion
Our engine conversion system was designed around a specific set of goals that address some of the problems of other conversions and offer new benefits to owners. We believe that while there are other engine options out there, and we may not satisfy every owner (we're doubtful for instance that a die-hard diesel fan will consider our option), we will find warm reception by many enthusiasts that have been waiting for one conversion to address all of their concerns about moving to a new engine while providing a system of unparalleled quality of construction and design. Below is the set of primary objectives adopted during development of our conversion, which have become its chief characteristics:
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The Zetec is a European and North American made distributorless Dual Overhead Cam( DOHC) two liter inline four cylinder engine developed by Ford Motors and Cosworth Ltd. of the UK. The 2.0L Zetec was used in the Ford Focus, and as such has reached production levels that no other option has (for instance more zetec engines were produced than the entirety of all engines and displacements that Subaru produced from the 15 years 90-2005). The Focus is a "world car" and is sold in every market that Ford is present in, making it easy for the Focus to become one of the best selling cars in the world (it outsold the VW Golf in 2001 making it the best selling car on the planet that year, 64% of those were zetecs). The Zetec is extremely well designed and well made. We were surprised many times along the way by small, and not-so-small design features that help make the Zetec such a wonderful little engine. Its split case to help reduce NVH , its Non-interference design, and its mechanical simplicity are a few features that make the Zetec a rugged engine and tenacious performer. There are very few inline 4 engines that are as simple and trouble free as the zetec, and no horizontally opposed engines that are.
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Confidence in your vehicle
New confidence in your vehicle comes from increased reliability and drivability. In any system the best reliability comes from maintaining that system to its specification and tolerances.
Most engine conversions function great when everything is within spec, as they should, but customers often forget that what happens when something goes wrong can be much more important. It's when things go wrong that the real tests of robustness and preparation in design and forethought are performed. Unfortunately more often than not, those in the position to minimize risk, impact, and cost of potential problems at design time don’t (just ask BP). We do.
Fewer hoses, fewer wires, engines that are the simplest, most reliable, and prevalent one can put in a vanagon, and the fact that we avoid specialized knowledge and tool requirements for dealing with engine internals are all results of our design philosophy. The Bostig 2010 is the easiest, fastest, and least expensive conversion to maintain proactively or repair reactively.
Confidence in drivability comes from being able to do something as simple as merge onto the highway without fear of impending doom. It also comes from being able to enhance the original design concept of the vanagon which is to achieve great efficiency, capability, and versatility with a lightweight powertrain that smartly employs gearing and relatively small powerplants; not heavy components, brute force, and the fuel/performance costs associated with them.
Most engine conversions function great when everything is within spec, as they should, but customers often forget that what happens when something goes wrong can be much more important. It's when things go wrong that the real tests of robustness and preparation in design and forethought are performed. Unfortunately more often than not, those in the position to minimize risk, impact, and cost of potential problems at design time don’t (just ask BP). We do.
Fewer hoses, fewer wires, engines that are the simplest, most reliable, and prevalent one can put in a vanagon, and the fact that we avoid specialized knowledge and tool requirements for dealing with engine internals are all results of our design philosophy. The Bostig 2010 is the easiest, fastest, and least expensive conversion to maintain proactively or repair reactively.
Confidence in drivability comes from being able to do something as simple as merge onto the highway without fear of impending doom. It also comes from being able to enhance the original design concept of the vanagon which is to achieve great efficiency, capability, and versatility with a lightweight powertrain that smartly employs gearing and relatively small powerplants; not heavy components, brute force, and the fuel/performance costs associated with them.
Confidence in your investment
- All of your eggs aren't in one basket, no component or subsystem costs more than $850 including a brand new engine. Most alternatives have engines that cost into the several thousand dollar range... JUST for the engine(which can only be bought used or rebuilt, not new). Since you're only as strong as your weakest link, you can also be confident that because not all of your conversion dollar goes into one thing, the other links in the chain can be made better, as is the case with the Bostig 2010. We address links in the chain that other conversions completely ignore. One third of Bostig customers have been through an unsuccessful alternative(other conversion or rebuild) before finally coming to us. The money spent on those unsuccessful alternatives would typically offset most of the cost of the Bostig, and speaks nothing to time and aggravation.
- Bostig backed - 5yr/50k warranty - longest of any engine swap kit available, we are the only dedicated vanagon conversion specialist with primary support and engineering resources in the market, we are not a garage, jobber, restoration shop, or retailer that also sell conversions compiled from other's parts
- The only conversion that has an actual production model/specification. There is no such thing as "The [insert other conversion here] conversion", only things like "Dave's subaru conversion" or "Bill's inline VW conversion" since there are as many variations and combinations as there are installers, and no two are identical. With us, there is "The Bostig 2010 Conversion". You can be confident in the consistency we achieve, which means you can avoid much of the risk associated with process, part, information, and individual differences during install and maintenance.
- Extensibility/Upgradability/Modularity. The Bostig 2010 is the only conversion for which everything is engineered to allow modular upgrade paths to new options and add-ons for painless and built-in future-proofing.
Confidence in yourself
Confidence can be a self-fulfilling prophecy as those without it may fail because they lack it and those with it may succeed because they have it, rather than because of an innate ability or advantage. Since it is important, we help you build it.
- Build your confidence by learning faster and easier with the best support in the market. The best written documentation, video tutorials, and phone based support are part of the bostig conversion system. With more supported installs than any other conversion for vanagons, you get guided access to the most complete and accurate information on any conversion available.
- Build your confidence with our unmatched record of successful installs. We've had blind individuals, high-school students, senior citizens, and even folks that had never changed their oil complete the conversion successfully.
- You might not think so starting out, but once completed, you'll not only have a drool inducing engine compartment you won't have to see often, you'll have had enough guided interaction with the whole system to be able to fully maintain and service it yourself. Put your van into good hands you can trust, yours.
Realized value
- Realized value comes from ability to use what is it you've done/bought, not just own it. Bostig customers enjoy less time wading through posts and answers to questions online trying to judge which ones to believe. Instead they are successful in maintaining their project timelines and get on the road more successfully and quickly than if they did not have a trusted, single point-of-contact, wealth of correct answers at their disposal.
- Long useful life comes from the highest quality parts in both construction and design. We have the only dedicated fulltime engineering resources in the market, and all Bostig parts are made in the USA or Canada.
Completeness
- The only conversion system, with engineered engine mechanicals, engine management, and operator information. The other kits stop at engine mechanicals, and/or cheat engine management, and offer little or no documentation at all.
Time Savings
Time might not always equal money, but it certainly has value. Bostig saves you time with:
- Simplicity, which translates into less to learn, which in turn means it's faster/easier to master.
- Relevancy and accuracy of acquired knowledge managed for you. With anything else it is your responsibility to determine good from bad, and valid from invalid on your own, which takes time and research with no guarantees.
- Plug and play - The only conversion available with a purpose built 100% brand new plug and play(no splicing) wiring harness.
- The only conversion available that can be completed with 100% brand new parts if desired, so sourcing can be faster. Even with salvage parts, we show you how to avoid setting foot in a yard, and completely avoid removing a single part from a donor/salvage car yourself.
Education
It is simplicity that allows us to embrace the "Teach someone to fish vs. give them a fish" philosophy. Not often considered, the type of fish is vitally important. If it's a simple and common food fish, you can teach someone to fish and the proverb is true they will be able to eat for life. However if it's perhaps a deepwater, scarce, or sport fish that you need special knowledge and equipment to catch, teaching someone to fish for it may not be practical. As a result there may not be anybody that offers lessons, but will offer to sell you that fish because the effort/information to catch it yourself is hard enough to collect and use that it has great value. If you want that type of fish you'll have to pay for it or figure out how to catch it yourself. Both can be more expensive, and have lower value since on the one hand your investment in figuring it all out yourself is only valid for one instance(yours), and if you paid for it you likely won't be able to obtain one ever again without the same investment if you for example happen to drop the fish overboard. We chose the most common and simplest to catch fish out there, and provide the lessons.
- Includes the most extensive and highest quality written and video based documentation for any engine swap kit, for any application.
- We offer accurate and relevant information. Bad information can be worse than no information, and it becomes a common pitfall for conversions without centralized support, feedback, or experience. We avoid the scenario where the person least able to make the correct judgement(inexperienced installer) is left to decide what should happen, and what path should be taken. Learn what you need to learn, and learn the correct information the first time.
- Knowing how to properly install a part can be as important as the part itself. We know this, and provide documentation to ensure it.
- Knowing where/how to source a part can be as important as the part itself. We know this, and provide documentation to ensure it too.
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Simplicity
We started with the simplest engine you can put in a vanagon. We then made sure to keep it simple. No other conversion did this, or does this. This is one of the reasons there is a cottage industry for installing Subaru powerplants, TDIs, etc into vanagons. Specialist shops have grown not because it is easy and simple to install those conversions, but the opposite. The knowledge, capability, experience, and effort required to do those conversions correctly is not widely available, attainable, or appealing to the average owner, so they can charge for it. The very same thing that makes some of these installers the gurus that they are, as well as craftsmen, is the fact that it is not simple to achieve their results. With us it is. Only the Bostig 2010 was designed to be easy and simple not just for install, but maintenance too, for almost anyone with a vanagon.
5year/50K mile warranty
The Bostig 2010 has the longest warranty of any conversion kit available, and has been proving itself ever since the first prototype was up and running in 2004. Not only is our engineering superior, our build quality is too, and we stand behind it.
Based on a world engine
The Bostig 2010 is the only conversion system that has an engine selected not only for its size and power levels, but also because it is reliable, and widely available. Scale can bring big benefits in customer value. Paying for scarcity does not provide customer value. Unfortunately as vanagon owners most of us know the trials of NLA parts and specialty vendors. We didn't want that for a replacement engine. We wanted to enjoy not just a better situation, but one of the best possible. The zetec is one of the most available engines on planet earth. It is this fact that makes converting to one carry with it an ecosystem of additional benefits that customers don't always consider. How big is the difference in scale really?
Ford UK made 3.5 million zetec engines in its Bridgend plant alone, zetecs were also made in Cologne and Chihuahua. Subaru engine totals for every engine of all families they made from 1990 to 2005 do not total the bridgend single plant output of zetecs. In 2003 Subaru broke its previous all-time annual sales record when they sold 186,819 vehicles (all models/brands) in the US. In 2003, Ford sold 3,483,719 vehicles (all models/brands) and 229,353 of JUST the Focus model in the US, which is only one of the vehicles the zetec came in. People in vanagonland often forget (not coincidentally because they also happen to be the target demographic of Subaru marketing and advertising) that Subaru is not a large car company, with low sales most of which are highly concentrated in the Northwest and the Northeast. As a result, the scale is not the same, nor is the support infrastructure surrounding it, which is all reflected in pricing and availability of both engines and parts, especially if you travel outside the Northwest or Northeast.
Ford UK made 3.5 million zetec engines in its Bridgend plant alone, zetecs were also made in Cologne and Chihuahua. Subaru engine totals for every engine of all families they made from 1990 to 2005 do not total the bridgend single plant output of zetecs. In 2003 Subaru broke its previous all-time annual sales record when they sold 186,819 vehicles (all models/brands) in the US. In 2003, Ford sold 3,483,719 vehicles (all models/brands) and 229,353 of JUST the Focus model in the US, which is only one of the vehicles the zetec came in. People in vanagonland often forget (not coincidentally because they also happen to be the target demographic of Subaru marketing and advertising) that Subaru is not a large car company, with low sales most of which are highly concentrated in the Northwest and the Northeast. As a result, the scale is not the same, nor is the support infrastructure surrounding it, which is all reflected in pricing and availability of both engines and parts, especially if you travel outside the Northwest or Northeast.
Not based on a rebuilt engine
We accept a simple fact: all else equal, rebuilt engines are never as reliable as unsealed factory, mass-manufactured engines. It is a common mistake to understand a rebuilt engine as "new" or as good as new. It is another mistake to view a rebuild as intrinsically good because you are rebuilding something and not contributing to waste or a "throw away" culture, you're already so far ahead of the game by choosing to keep your vanagon on the road and not buy new, that you have plenty of Karma credit to think a little about your credit card and your own good. Rebuilds used to be the norm simply because the engines themselves were too expensive to purchase in their entirety. Rebuilding is still commonplace in circles where the engines are rare or expensive, and many large engines are designed for this express capability. Unfortunately a proper rebuild is also very easy to screw up, and also unfortunately many folks in the auto mainstream and aftermarket that are "professionals" shouldn't be allowed near customer vehicles or engines.
One excellent analogy to something as invasive as an engine rebuild is major surgery. Despite what the surgeons will have you believe, it will never be as good as pre-condition no matter who the surgeons are. Engine rebuilds are the same, the surgeons will tell you it's as good as new, and even provide a warranty (read the fine print it won't be as rosy as you think either). For our bodies you can't get a replacement. For your vanagon you can. Instead of paying your way out of a bad situation into a less bad situation, take the opportunity and move into a good or great situation. You can do this by sticking with a new or used factory sealed engine (meaning the head has never been removed after factory installation). Rebuilds typically fail much earlier than sealed factory engines. No matter who the rebuilder is, they do not have the kind of capability or consistency that the original manufacturer does down to even the most basic levels of metallic composition of the constituent parts.
One excellent analogy to something as invasive as an engine rebuild is major surgery. Despite what the surgeons will have you believe, it will never be as good as pre-condition no matter who the surgeons are. Engine rebuilds are the same, the surgeons will tell you it's as good as new, and even provide a warranty (read the fine print it won't be as rosy as you think either). For our bodies you can't get a replacement. For your vanagon you can. Instead of paying your way out of a bad situation into a less bad situation, take the opportunity and move into a good or great situation. You can do this by sticking with a new or used factory sealed engine (meaning the head has never been removed after factory installation). Rebuilds typically fail much earlier than sealed factory engines. No matter who the rebuilder is, they do not have the kind of capability or consistency that the original manufacturer does down to even the most basic levels of metallic composition of the constituent parts.
Engine management
We are the only conversion manufacturer that matches engine management firmware to our conversion hardware. Other providers counter our capability with claims like "The automakers spent millions on development, and it should be kept stock", and then of course they modify the intake, exhaust, cooling, even engine internals and systems to make it fit in a vanagon. But one of the things that make a stock system good is the fact that the tune matches the actual hardware implemented. Like the OEMs, we follow this approach. Vendors that do not are either displaying a fundamental lack of understanding of the important relationship between the ECU programming and the hardware, or they're trying to excuse themselves from lacking this capability entirely, and hoping their customers don't know any better. Our holistic approach is the proper way of implementing a powerplant from one vehicle to another. You *can* run on a stock tune and it may be fine, but our customers are seeking our expertise in their purchase, and with that responsibility we must provide what is best, not simply what the customer asks to pay for. We offer more than what is required to make a sale, we offer the best capabilities given the limits of technology and the money involved. Our update capability allows customers to download new tunes from us as they are improved over time and to offer new capabilities like e85, or to allow for bolt-on operation of our upcoming turbocharger kit.
E85 ethanol out of the box
As a result of our engine management update capabilities, we can now offer e85 ethanol operation right out of the box. We are the first to offer this functionality to conversion customers, which will allow for not only a dramatic reduction in vehicle emissions(95% decrease in hydrocarbon emissions alone) but also customers can benefit from e85 propagation initiatives which usually equal e85 fuel at prices much lower than gasoline. Additionally, with the addition of a turbo or supercharger the real benefits of e85 and it's knock suppression capabilities come alive in the form of substantial increases in power and torque, while only taking a 14% or so fuel consumption hit vs. gasoline in the zetec.
High speed logging/Analysis
We offer customers full high-speed datalogging and log analysis as standard. No other conversion offers either, they may offer OBDII(low speed, generic parameters) functionality, but we offer unmatched functionality in both of these areas. Normally you would find this only in top-of-the-line aftermarket engine management systems, but we do it with the bulletproof reliability of the factory ECU and engine management system. Once the conversion is up and running, we validate the operation of everything through datalog analysis. We are the only conversion providers with the ability to offer this, and it ensures that your conversion is operating correctly so you don't have to guess, you'll know.
Pleases and calms rednecks, and some cops
Ever been at a gas station in the sticks and gotten a dirty look or have someone actually say/yell something like "Nice hippy-mobile pansy"? We have. But the conversion itself both takes them by surprise and caters to their prejudice by being branded Ford. It's the inverse of the prejudice that can elicit a scough or contempt from a VW purist at a campsite or event. While they are both equally ill-informed and irrational to be placing so much importance on automotive brands in 2010, it can make the redneck your buddy so use it! Whip off the decklid and say "it's powered by Ford" and the game changes... they might even want to come over and see, and maybe even say something awesome like "even though I'm a chevy man, that's slicker than snot!". This is a little known safety feature of the conversion when travelling in certain parts of the country.
We've also been pulled over while out testing and... ahem... perhaps bending some local traffic laws (specifically the ones that tell you how fast you're allowed to drive). The cop was equally intrigued when we told him we were out testing the Ford engine in the back, and he asked to see it. I really wish we had the dashcam video of that stop. He was so interested he forgot all about telling us why we got stopped, but he did tell us he was a Ford guy.
We've also been pulled over while out testing and... ahem... perhaps bending some local traffic laws (specifically the ones that tell you how fast you're allowed to drive). The cop was equally intrigued when we told him we were out testing the Ford engine in the back, and he asked to see it. I really wish we had the dashcam video of that stop. He was so interested he forgot all about telling us why we got stopped, but he did tell us he was a Ford guy.
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General
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| 3 zone development method: engine mechanicals, engine management, and operator information | |
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Engine Mechanicals
| Bostig 2010 | Subaru EJ22 | Subaru EJ25 | Subaru EG33 | VW Inline | TDI | |
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| Based on a highly successful "World engine" program, more than 3 million engines produced, potent economies of scale |
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| Never unseal the longblock, no internal work, deal only w/ complete engines | |
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| Highest engine reliability index of any conversion | |
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Engine Management
| Bostig 2010 | Subaru EJ22 | Subaru EJ25 | Subaru EG33 | VW Inline | TDI | |
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| Engine management updates via email and web(with SCT X3 option) | |
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Maintenance
| Bostig 2010 | Subaru EJ22 | Subaru EJ25 | Subaru EG33 | VW Inline | TDI | |
| Parts available everywhere, including mid-western US, central/south America, Africa, Europe and Australia | | | | | | |
| Largest existing parts infrastructure of any conversion | | | | | | |
| Least expensive parts of any conversion | | | | | | |
| Lowest maintenance times of any conversion | | | | | | |
| Replace/refresh the engine for under 600 dollars | | | | | | |
Operator Information
| Bostig 2010 | Subaru EJ22 | Subaru EJ25 | Subaru EG33 | VW Inline | TDI | |
| Holistic approach, embracing the importance of education and self-sufficiency as part of the total reliability equation and core value proposition | | | | | | |
| Video based educational and instructional materials | | | | | | |
| Standardized procedures in every area of assembly/install | | | | | | |
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Upgradability
| Bostig 2010 | Subaru EJ22 | Subaru EJ25 | Subaru EG33 | VW Inline | TDI | |
| Bolt-on turbocharger upgrade | | | | | | |
| Engine management fully upgradeable, customizable | | | | | | |
| Development methodology always maintains upgrade paths for all customers | | | | | | |
Drivability
| Bostig 2010 | Subaru EJ22 | Subaru EJ25 | Subaru EG33 | VW Inline | TDI | |
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| Q. How much does it cost? | A. Total cost of conversion as installed by a DIYer. $5.4k-$6.7k with a low mileage used engine, $7k-8k with a brand new engine. The kit itself starts at $4830 of that currently. |
| Q. How long does it take to install? | A. If you have everything collected/ready to go, 2-3 days. 3-5 days if your pace is on the slow side. The current record is 9 hours. |
| Q. What is included in the kit? | A. Everything but the engine, engine peripherals, and parts in the Rock Auto order list (See support documentation). |
| Q. That's more expensive than other kits out there isn't it? | A. If you consider something that any vendor calls a kit to be exactly the same as anything else called a kit, then yes. If you consider the completeness of the kit, and the information/support provided to be of value then no. There is no equivalent engine swap kit this complete available for any other vehicle, let alone the vanagon. |
| Q. Do you do installs? | A. No. The kit is designed for the DIYer, and there is huge value in doing the conversion yourself and learning to be self-sufficient which happens as part of the conversion process. We *only* support the installer of the conversion, which could be a problem for you down the road if you have it installed by someone else but are unable to return to them for service/assistance. |
| Q. How can I get one? | A. Simply complete the form on the top of this page, add to cart, and checkout. |
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