{"id":633,"date":"2009-06-04T23:10:19","date_gmt":"2009-06-05T04:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=633"},"modified":"2009-06-04T23:10:19","modified_gmt":"2009-06-05T04:10:19","slug":"subaru-engines-for-the-vw-vanagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=633","title":{"rendered":"Subaru Engines for the VW Vanagon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Vanagon<\/p>\n

Vanaru<\/a> is a shop which specializes only in Subaru engine swaps in VW Vanagons<\/a>. The engines they offer are the EJ22, (2.2 liter 135 hp 4-cylinder), the EJ25 (2.5 liter 165 hp 4-cylinder), and the EG33 (3.3 liter 230 hp 6-cylinder). You are able to get these swaps in two ways, you can drive your Vanagon to them and have it installed or they will ship a turn-key engine if you have decent mechanic skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vanaru is a shop which specializes only in Subaru engine swaps in VW Vanagons. The engines they offer are the EJ22, (2.2 liter 135 hp 4-cylinder), the EJ25 (2.5 liter 165 hp 4-cylinder), and the EG33 (3.3 liter 230 hp 6-cylinder). You are able to get these swaps in two ways, you can drive your… Read More »Subaru Engines for the VW Vanagon<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vanagon"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":78470,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=78470","url_meta":{"origin":633,"position":0},"title":"For Sale: 1986 VW Vanagon with a Subaru Flat-Four","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 28, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1986 Volkswagen Vanagon is for sale on Bring a Trailer in Denver, Colorado. 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