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Originally Posted by some_other_dave
There is no such animal for a 914. The last application of the VW Type IV motor in a car (the Microbus is a "truck", and you cannot smog a truck engine in a car!) was in 1976, in a 914 (and a 912E) and had funky analog electronic fuel injection on it.
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Unless the Microbus was a MDV or HDV (And is the same year or newer than the vehicle getting it's drivetrain) you can drop everything right in, provided it comes w/ all the fixins (emissions/fuel/etc). You can't just swap over pieces, the entire rig top to bottom has to be EPA approved. Call up the BAR if you don't believe me. If I can make it fit, I could take a 6.5L diesel engine from a light duty Chevy pickup and drop it in a Civic of the same year or earlier. Otoh, I can't drop a diesel from an Isuzu NPR, a MDV IIRC, in my pickup, even if it's a lot cleaner than the stock engine.
Here's a good write up, a bit easier on the eyes than state regs.
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Vehicle family Rule:
Engine must come from a vehicle from the same family, ie. light duty to light duty, medium and heavy duty to same. What surprised me was the family range. Everything from a mini to a 1 ton truck is considered light duty, and engines can be interchanged. Everything greater than 1 ton pickup is considered med/heavy duty and thus cannot be used as a donor into a car.
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