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Subject:81 Westy Dead Engine
From:Jon Beekman
Date:Sun, 15 Sep 2002 17:41:38 -0700

Greetings everyone,

Well I have taken the plunge and bought a pretty clean 81 Westy with a dead
engine. Minor bumps and rust here and there, but will be fun to clean up and
use.  Looking at options whether to rebuild or do an engine conversion ?

1)Is there any performance upgrades that you can do to the stock 2.0 L ? Has
any one on the list done any ?

2)I have been reading some stuff on the Porsche engine conversion, any
thoughts on this one ? And what would be the most reasonable Porsche engine
to transplant ?

Thanks in advance for your input everyone!

Jon
81 VW Westy
80 BJ-40 Landcruiser

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