Hello Sebastian, you and your girlfriend will never regret it. I’ve done three Subaru conversions myself—two Subaru SVX 3.3-liter engines and one 2.5. It’s the best upgrade you can do for your Volkswagen Vanagon.

I personally prefer the 3.3-liter, but the only thing is that you’ll need to upgrade the 3rd and 4th gears in the transmission.

I also noticed that you guys used Valvoline antifreeze. If you check the Subaru manual, it highly recommends using only Subaru antifreeze, and it’s also a good idea to add the conditioner made by Subaru.

JC

In South Africa, these VW combis had 5 cylinder 2.5 L Audi engines.

Nice job :-) I did 150 of those back then. I miss it some days.

dang man she really took what she needed from ya and bounced. classic

This has got to be the CLEANEST swaps I’ve ever seen!!!!
Such a CLEAN van too! Excellent candidate for an upgrade!!!
Nice work! Great vid!

VW guys, "man those EJ25s sure are reliable"

Subaru guy, "huuuuuh?"

My neighbor collects the German kind ! I just walked by one like yours today!!❤

Sebastian, tough crowd in these comments. Thank you for providing this awesome free content. Love when my van cafe orders show up. Glad you could work with those good people. Stoked on the new life breathed into that yellow van

I've watched 3 minutes, and I love this video already. Keep it up! And yes, we know EJ25 Vanagons are the bomb. We all proved it again this past week. Chris and I just made it back and both of ours performed flawlessly on the way home. And the trips home are always harder on these vans.

I think I've figured out the secret to this engine swap: 10% mechanical skill, 90% questioning your life choices, and 100% praying that the van doesn't turn into a lawn ornament! Great work turning that 1984 time machine into a modern road-tripper.

Hey, what an amazing engine swap video! I’m Jessica from AUXITO. Would you be interested in LED bulb upgrades for your 1984 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia?

Giving her modern lighting to keep up with the roads of today.😁

Perfectly executed engine swap video. Love the van! “See ya down the road”. Thanks, Key West Rick🌴

Super coole Idee! Ein Toyota Hybrid Antrieb mit 48V Batterie wäre auch cool!

懐かしいEJ25！私はGVFと呼ばれるEJ25を搭載したセダンにかつて乗って居ました。それは5速ATで、良い音がするエンジンでした。スバルは信頼性は高いが既に多段化の趨勢に乗り遅れた五段のATをMed centuryのアメリカ車に擬して「A LINE」と言う美名で呼びました。

Beautiful conversion! Super cool van in excellent condition! ❤

thanks for sharing and taking us along.

Very impressive. I will not be DIYing one of these, but very cool to see how it's done!

Nicely done and very clean.  I don't have a vVnagon, but if I did, I would definitely do the swap as well.  Thanks for sharing!

Oh! Had one with that same yellow color and 1.6 Tdi when restored a Jaguar. Slept in it for work and play. Happy careless times.

Love Mike and the Van Cafe Team.. Good choice and Welcome to the Subaru engine family.