The time is fast approaching for me to dump the crappy wasserboxer in my 1987 Vanagon. The TDI is the most expensive engine conversion option, but will most likely pay for itself over the long haul, especially since there won't be anything to adequately replace the Vanagon on the market for years if ever.
It seems like I have two choices: an AHU conversion, which the guy at vanagonparts.com in Rancho Cordova quoted me around $10,000 for, and the fastforward ALH conversion which starts at the same price point. The fellow in Rancho Cordova swears and declares that his conversions are CARB-legal, while fastforward isn't so sure. I would greatly prefer the ALH option, but not if it's going to be a pain in the ass to make sure it's legal.
My question, then, is if anybody knows what it will take to get either of these conversions past the emissions regulators, or if there's anybody in state government whom I can get in touch with to ask.
It seems like I have two choices: an AHU conversion, which the guy at vanagonparts.com in Rancho Cordova quoted me around $10,000 for, and the fastforward ALH conversion which starts at the same price point. The fellow in Rancho Cordova swears and declares that his conversions are CARB-legal, while fastforward isn't so sure. I would greatly prefer the ALH option, but not if it's going to be a pain in the ass to make sure it's legal.
My question, then, is if anybody knows what it will take to get either of these conversions past the emissions regulators, or if there's anybody in state government whom I can get in touch with to ask.