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• Re: fuel mileage
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Nov 94 11:20:08 EST
  87 Westy with manual, 20-21 mpg on hwy at honest 65 mph. Neil Wigley <wigley@server.uwindsor.ca>
• Re: Drafting for better MPG
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:51:37 -0700
  ...On a recent trip I drove at > 80 mph, and got > 16 mpg... then on the return trip, I kept it at 68 mph...
• Re: I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:32:00 -0400
  ...I hold the >"SET" button for 3 to 5 seconds at 60 MPH and gently lift foot off gas >pedal; speed drifts down to...
• Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 11:27:37 -0700
  ...75 MPH - unusual? > a little bizarre, yes. I can do about 70MPH if I'm really pushing it, but > don't like to. I...
• Re: Aircooled ?s here for my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 12:14:34 -0400
  ...Aircooled ?s here for my 81 Westy I just roadtested my 81.............3300 rpms at 60 mph, 3800 at 70, 4100 at 80 mph...
• Re: RPM vs MPH
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 12:21:55 -0500
  ...RPM vs MPH while we're on the subject, what is the general opinion on what a "safe" (for the drivetrain, not the passengers...
• Re: Diesel Power
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 18:03:31 -0700
  ...If you have the more common 5.86 ratio DZ the stock diesel engine won't do much over true 60 mph without screaming...
• Re: just finished installing my shadyboy awning
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 21:37:23 -0700
  ...Were you > facing into the wind or w/ the wind in those 35 mph gusts? > > FWIW, > > Tom Buese > >
• Need help with acceleration problem
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:20:28 -0400
  ...It starts fine, accelerates from full stop normally, slight delay getting up to speed from 30-50 mph, and then, at 52-53 mph...
• Re: 30 mph only
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 22:14:13 -0500
  ...30 mph only A friend of mine who does not use his camper too often and has it standing at his house while he...
• Re: Aircooled ?s here for my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 11:06:40 -0400
  I just roadtested my 81.............3300 rpms at 60 mph, 3800 at 70, 4100 at 80 mph..........It accelerates quicker from 70 to 80...
• Re: Rear-facing seats and seat belts
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 18:35:01 EST
  ...USA.DUPONT.COM writes: << Unless you are backing up at 60 mph when you are rear-ended, the severity of the of a rear...
• Re: 81 Vanagon performance
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Buck
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 19:07:23 EST
  ...But I did a run manually shifting the tranny and got 22 seconds to 50 and 40 seconds to 60 mph. That I can...
• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 07:09:57 -0500
  > Project Vanagon (Vincent) since I installed the '87 Porsche 3.2 liter What is 3.2 in cubic inch?
• Re: tach in an 85
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 17:26:18 -0700
  ...Page 47, 22 MPH in first, 47 MPH in >> second, 69 MPH in D. Although my mechanic said to take my time going >> up...
• The travails of a VW vanagon towing a motor home (followup)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Aug 1997 10:12:29 -0400 (EDT)
  ...She did make it up the worst part, actually, at 10 mph in 1st gear, overheating, oil light coming on, stopping to cool off...
• Re: Porsche's SUV
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 14:09:09 -0500
  For you mathematicians out there you need to calculate the expotential tire diameter growth at 168 mph along with the fact that the specific...
• Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 11:54:11 -0700
  ...75 MPH - unusual? > a little bizarre, yes. I can do about 70MPH if I'm really pushing it, but > don't like to. I...
• Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
  Historical mailing list - Evil Pig
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 13:23:03 -0700
  ...75 MPH - unusual? > a little bizarre, yes. I can do about 70MPH if I'm really pushing it, but > don't like to. I...
• Syncro Vibration problem
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 7 Nov 1996 12:48:34 -0500 (EST)
  ...At about 45 MPH the van vibrates. At 60 MPH, smooths out again. Sometime ago I had a car with a bent drive shaft...
• Re: Comments on Splittie
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 16:28:33 -0700
  ...tim in san jose (speed limit 65 mph, speed 30 mph) _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http...
• Re: Vanagon Drag Coefficient?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 16:44:59 -0500
  ...Driving a normally-aspirated diesel Vanagon (65 mph top speed) on the Autobahn must have been a terrifying experience. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen...
• New owner with question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 11:47:38 -0700
  ...The previous owner said he drove it at 60 mph. I drove it at 70 mph, about 4000 rpm, for 400 miles and water...
• Re: Less than 60 mph??? Really?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 10 May 2000 14:47:03 -0700
  ...At 75 mph, the tach needle is just at the high side edge of the > green "power" range (power being a relative term with...
• THAT slow??? was: Synchro Power?(5-cylinder)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 19:56:29 EST
  ...At 4200 feet, I can only manage 75 mph, where at sea level I can do 80 mph with gas left to go. Just...
• Re: 130 mph in a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 10:38:46 -0600
  ...130 mph in a vanagon >Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 15:52:24 -0600 > >I'm trying to get this fellow with the 130...
• Re: THAT slow??? was: Synchro Power?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 12:13:36 -0500
  ...Perhaps we should have a race? As for bicycles, you would be hard pressed to peddle one at 15 mph up any significant, sustained...
• Towing a split window bus from New Mexico to Missouri with a Vana gon (2.1l)
  Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 09:23:40 -0500
  ...We went 50-65 mph, staying on Hwy. 54 almost the whole way. I did go over 70 mph at one point, but was...
• Re: KMH / MPH speedometer face available?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 23:08:21 +0200
  ...KMH / MPH speedometer face available? > Listees: > > A few years ago, I thought I saw a speedometer calibrated with both MPH and KPH markings in...
• Re: 130 mph in a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 15:52:24 -0600
  I'm trying to get this fellow with the 130 mph Vanagon set up to go on the Dr. Phil Show. He says he...
• Re: Porsche Flat 8? on ebay.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:00:58 -0700
  ...0-60 mph 2.1 sec., 0-100 mph, 3.9 sec., 0-200 mph, 13.4 sec. Source: Paul Frere's "The Racing...
• Re: Front suspension bushing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:26:19 -0700
  ...On the way home from my long trip, along I5 in Washington, I had the flashers on while doing 50 MPH in a 70...
• WANTED - km/h speedo head
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:43:50 -0400
  ...These came with km/h speedo heads, which most of you probably swapped for your original mph heads because that is what you use...
• Re: Odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 10:09:13 -0400
  ...Plus, now my speedometer is about 8 to 10 mph off. The crimping lasted less than a year. I don't know if it...
• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - GEORGE J GREEN
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:52:52 -0400
  ...101 MPH Vanagon! > Cubic inches is a measurement of volume, easy to picture in you mind.. > Liters is how much Dr. Pepper you get...
• Re: How fast should a 1.9L go??
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 22:08:59 -0700
  I drive my '85 Westy 1.9L towing a 18' Hobie catamaran at 75 mph. Patrick
• Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 03:45:16 EDT
  There are 12 different kinds of those purple 'srooms? Wow. Actually it's just caused by caffeine and sugar. BenT
• Re: friday...whats the FASTEST youve driven in your vanagon????
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 19:27:02 -0500
  66 mph indicated. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia '86 Volvo 240DL wagon
• Re: gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 09:23:39 -0700
  Yea, I think the mileage drops off SIGNIFICANTLY when you get up over 50 mph or so. (wind resistance and high rpms) I made...
• Re: Road Test 1971 VW Bus
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 10 May 1995 15:04:08 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I bet it took them a quarter mile to get up to 60 mph. Looking at it the other way, they are saying that...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 23:56:56 -0500
  ...Jeff > On Aug 31, 2017, at 11:55 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > > Around 4650 at 85 mph. The occasional accidental wander...
• Re: MPH at RPM And Michelin MXTs
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 09:27:37 -0800
  ...another good reason to buy the best tires and, in my opinion, not to drive over 70 mph... I guess that's 4 cents...
• WANTED: Syncro MPH speedometer
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 22:21:31 -0800
  Just as the subject says, I would like to purchase a working MPH speedometer for a Vanagon Syncro - this should have the number 1640...
• Re: The New Rear-Engined VW UP!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:12:28 -0400
  ...1.8 can't pull squat at 70 > mph down the highway and over passes. Maybe if you're okay going 35 mph > up...
• Recent Transmission Adventures/ Rest of the Story
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 03:41:23 EST
  ...12.7 to 55.0 mph Third: 20.7 to 89.8 mph Fourth: 30.6 to 133.0 mph (100 mph at 5000...
• Re: Migrating Mirrors - help!!
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 12:43:18 -0400 (EDT)
  ...At 75 MPH they are designed to fold back, for high speed driving! Wait to see what happens at 100 MPH! Sorry I thought...
• Vanagon land speed record
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 11:02:22 -0600
  ...On the way back I had a wonderful 30- 40 mph tail wind that pushed my little Westy right along with the big SUVs...
• NOVC Comment on fuel economy, drag and velocity
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:36:53 EST
  ...Average velocity along interstate 5 was 80.6 mph as reported by the computer and BMW nav system, with a high speed of 95...
• Re: [WetWesties] 1983 to 1985 Spedo calibration mph fix
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Sat, 15 May 2010 21:05:39 -0700
  ...I compared it to my GPS and also did a mile check doing 60 mph from mile post to mile post on the freeway...
• Re: tire size vs. rpm. the real answer
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 03:06:18 EDT
  ...RPM at 4000 RPM would equal 78 MPH, (3600 RPM = 70 MPH) and the speedo > will show that speed, since nothing was done at...
• Re: Engine Conversion MPG - We don't need no stink'n TDI
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:48:06 -0700
  ...I was getting a consistent 24 MPG > with > >all the EJ25's, at my normal 65-70 mph. I made a couple of other...
• Re: Cruising Speed
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:42:08 -0400
  ...I find the 10% error rate on my 84 Vanagon Speedometer, so when it says 75 MPH, I'm actually going (according to the...
• Less than 60 mph??? Really?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 10 May 2000 14:57:00 -0400
  ...We routinely drive 75-80 mph on trips to and from DC in our 1982 Westy. Done it in other 1976 buses as well...
• Re: Top Speed
  Historical mailing list - Duane Moore
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 08:47:02 -0700 (MST)
  ...I was travelling across the freeway riding the bumper of a 300zx (in the fast lane) at 90 mph. I don't know what...
• Re: Less than 60 mph??? Really?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Wed, 10 May 2000 15:59:15 -0500
  ...with your van if it is turning > >4000 rpm at 60 mph! > > Michael J. Sullivan > Marshfield Hills, MA > Central America 2001 or bust! > > '87...
• Re: amphibious camper (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 18 Feb 2004 10:00:16 -0500
  ...Top speed on land is 70 mph, top speed on water is 11 mph. Power is from a 6.5L GM turbodiesel. Oh, and...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel, work?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:22:51 -0400
  ...Using stock gearing and adjusting for the big tires the engine should be turning around 3356 rpm at 65 mph. Stock tires would be...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What about the t...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 08:29:18 EDT
  ...I can ALSO drive fifth at 35 mph and accelerate back up. The RPMs are below 2000. >> Why would I want to throw money...
• Mystery Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Quijano
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 16:58:29 -0400
  ...The mystery part is that the vanagon was going over 70 mph up hill. Every time a car moved out of its way or...
• Re:Vanagon Bake-Off~Nevada Race
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 May 1996 14:59:02 -0700
  ...the 90 mile course was something like 182 mph with a top speed of 205 mph in a modified 1992 Corvette! The article mentioned...