Most Vanagon conversions are a recipe you assemble from forum threads and hope. This isn't that. The Bostig Zetec conversion system is one recipe, refined over twenty years, with over a thousand installs and millions of customer miles proving it out. There's a reason Bostig build threads are famously short, and end with a van that drives.

The kit is what we send plus off-the-shelf parts, and that split is deliberate. Paying shipping/handling twice only destroys customer value, and wearable parts you can buy at any parts counter in the country is the superior choice for long-term ownership.

What we send arrives as named sub-kits. Each one is a chapter of the manual and a stage of your install:

SK-A

AdapterAdapter plate, multi-position mount adapters, flywheel or flexplate, and hardware

SK-C

CoolingExpansion tank bracketry, stainless steel coolant manifold, and all the hardware and clamps

SK-M

MountingThe engine cradle, rear mount, and its hardware

SK-E

ExhaustManifold adapter, downpipe, full front and rear heat shielding and hardware

SK-I

IntakeIntake elbow, EGR block-off, brake booster hookup, clamps, and hardware

SK-W

WiringPurpose-built brand-new fully plug and play main harness, ECU bracket, fuse and distribution panel, alternator and junction box wiring, MIL circuit, and hardware

SK-In

InstallThe configurations set matched to your van (auto, 2WD, syncro)

The order and names of the sub-kits can be remembered by use of the mnemonic device "ACME - I Win". Unlike ACME however, if Wile E. Coyote had bought a kit from Bostig, he would have been eating roadrunner instead of beating himself up.

Engine management is expertly handled, and that's the part folks underestimate. The tune and the SCT X4 programmer are in the box, the same X4 that sells for $499.99 on its own, that brings remote calibration update and remote diagnostic capabilities so we make sure you're running as designed from day one to year ten.

It gets you back to using the van. You follow the instructions, ask questions when you need to, and end up with the most reliable powerplant a Vanagon can have. Not the most exciting claim in the swap world, sure... but excitement is exactly what you don't want at 11pm in the middle of nowhere. We're making sure the engine swap is just a bump in the road on a much longer, more enjoyable journey with your Vanagon, not a destination itself.