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Old 04-20-2013, 07:27 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Arragonis View Post
The VW Bus made in Brazil used the VW Polo 1.4 engine in the back for a while.
The currently-made VW Kombi is fitted with the 4-banger 1.4L flexfuel, not the 3-banger TDI (which could be a great option for the 600).


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Updating the engine to something more modern with FI would probably be easier and give you the same FE at lower cost ?
Anything with spark plugs won't be as cool as a Diesel

Anyway, if I would perform an engine swap into a Fiat 600 and couldn't get a Diesel, I'd look for a Subaru flat-4.
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