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• TDI update News
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 03 Jun 1996 14:03:26 -0700
  ...In the large 3200+ pound A6 car it topped out at 125 mph, did 0-60 mph in 10.7, and averaged 40 mpg...
• Re: Aircooled lifter noise (UPDATE)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 09:47:39 -0800
  ...Chris M. <Busbodger - "TEAM SLOWPOKE"> Cookeville, Tennessee ICQ# 5944649 scm9985@tntech.edu '78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power) '65 Beetle...
• Re: friday question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 16:09:40 -0700
  ...It had twin 420 hp Mercruisers and would do 88-90mph, > which on water feels like you are riding in a missile. But while...
• Re: New diesel from VW
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:44:46 -0500
  ...0 L four cyl 269 hp engine has just been shown by VW. And >>>>> the >>> thing >>>>> gets 40-50 mpg. >>>>> >>>>> Thats all i can...
• Re: Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 14:11:26 -0800
  ...I'm sure the additive is harmenss unless you are running a 900 hp racing engine that does 14,000 rpm .. otherwise.. it ain...
• Re: friday question(s)
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 22:54:22 +0000
  ...It had twin 420 hp Mercruisers and would do 88-90mph, which on water feels like you are riding in a missile. But while...
• Selling '81 Westfalia in Montreal
  Historical mailing list - Johannes Emigholz
  Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:36:27 -0400
  ...CV Type; 2,0 L 51 kW (70 HP) air-cooled boxer / gasoline (min. 91 octane) / Fuel Injection. Transmission: DK Type; 4 gear manual...
• Re: NVC: Monster Lupo
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:03:58 +0000
  ...2 cylinders up front....two cylinders in the back! A total of 48 neck snapping horsepower!! (More hp than my 56 Beetle) 694 were...
• Re: Kinda-Friday has anyone built a diesel boxer?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 22:50:04 -0800
  ...Sat, 30 Nov 2002 08:40:38 -0800 >It seems to me that you may not be aware that VW made a Diesel >engine...
• Re: press delete if injun swaps aint yer fancy
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:11:13 -0700
  ...that race 2.3's on the > west coast that get ~400 hp from the same animal. Don't think thats a good > idea...
• Re: Need diesel Vanagon advice/help (longish)
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:42:04 -0500
  ...52 HP is 52 HP. You just put it in a bigger box with lousy aerodynamics and twice the weight! You might check to...
• Re: Friday: New VW Engine--it's Miller (cycle) time
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 12:32:23 -1000
  ...On the 110 kW (148 hp) version of the >> engine, >>>> the >>>>> cylinder liners are coated with an atmospheric plasma spray to cut >> down >>>> on...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 16:12:42 -0500
  ...I would be very interested in more >>> information about this conversion, I can see a intercooled >>> B-230FT with 180 hp moving a Vanagon...
• Re: SubaGon resale values
  Historical mailing list - Wes Felteau
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 09:16:25 -0600
  ...They are "claiming" a 50% increase in HP putting the TIICO @ 177HP.. I don't personally believe the 50% claim. But I would believe...
• whoa! finially, me, and re: my 75 westy and more!
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 00:39:03 -0400 (EDT)
  ...so i now have no money, a useless tranny, and a 1965 40 hp stuck in the assend of a 1975 westy. <blasphemy, i...
• Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 17:53:29 -0700
  ...and I have a small HP 1020 printer rated for 3.5 amps for household current... and the inverter is placed between the front...
• Re: 2.2L EuroCars Engine vs 2.1l Boston Engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Dec 2003 23:30:46 -0500
  ...Thursday, December 25, 2003 10:40 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: 2.2L EuroCars Engine vs 2.1l Boston Engine Fellow...
• Re: Per Lindgren, Syncronaut!! (was: Syncro starter)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 09:55:08 -0700
  ...I recently had an Audi 4000 quattro, which was a blast to drive, but it just wasnt a VW!
• Re: 81 Westy Dead Engine
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sun, 15 Sep 2002 21:06:11 -0400
  Jon You best bet for HP if money is no object is www.aircooledtechnologies.com; get the PowerStroke, which was designed specifically for Buses...
• Re: Callaway Vanagon quote And other words of wisdom!
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sun, 10 Nov 2013 18:12:31 -0700
  ...Not the best > engine as a base for significant performance upgrades, like doubling the > hp. There are far better engines to do that with...
• Re: keeps blowin' fuses
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 17:43:53 -0400
  ...Suppose engine puts out 44 Hp, or 60 kilowatts. Assuming 1/3 efficiency it's rejecting 120 kW as heat. I found a study...
• Re: Fridae Question about ignition timing..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:22:25 -0700
  Wow I didn't know they still made the 40 hp Bug until 1984 ~! must be a Brazilian one. Usually 40 hp VW Bugs...
• Re: GL-4 vs GL-5
  Historical mailing list - paul guard
  Tue, 5 Jan 2016 21:00:44 +0000
  ...especially higher quality GL-5 oils like Swepco or Lubrication Engineers.  In 40 years time, I have yet to find any brass part destroyed...
• Re: Only 400mile to go
  Historical mailing list - benoit
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:11:33 -0500
  ...Central Standard Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > Only 400mile to go > > Benny Boy, nice story BUT and a big BUT. There were and...
• Selling '81 Westy in Montreal
  Historical mailing list - Johannes Emigholz
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:36:22 -0400
  ...CV Type; 2,0 L 51 kW (70 HP) air-cooled boxer / gasoline (min. 91 octane) / Fuel Injection. Transmission: DK Type; 4 gear manual...
• Re: VW Rep visits my Eurovan....
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 09:09:23 -0400
  ...150 hp; 111 kW @ 4000 rpm Torque: 295 Nm (1900-3000 rpm) Transmission: 5-spd manual Brakes: ABS with EDS Acceleration: 0-80 km...
• 82 vanagon - I need a new engine - questions
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 11:30:22 -0400
  ...My mechanic has a 1.8 GTI-type motor taken from an '85 Audi 4000. It has 85,000 miles on it and came...
• Re: NVC (Friday) For the Aviators in our group
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Mon, 28 May 2018 22:46:02 -0700
  ...com> wrote: > Nice photos Jason, the splitty of airplanes! An 85 hp J3 was one of my > favorites. > > Angus > > > > On May 25, 2018, at...
• Re: Manual Tranny Oil
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 18:00:44 -0800
  ...For 165 hp and higher vans, we Syncro guys use the Swepco 210 which is a 80/140 non synthetic racing and industrial lube...
• Re: Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery
  Historical mailing list - Mark Evans
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 16:52:17 -0400
  ...Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery >> >> Hey I just charged my Marine House Battery of 110 amp hours at >> PepBoys... >> and my...
• Re: storage box
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sun, 1 Mar 2015 00:12:02 -0800
  ...This was just to >> >> > a cabinet and base or my Norcold fridge. >> >> > >> >> > https://igcdn-photos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t51.2885...
• Re: Friday: New VW Engine--it's Miller (cycle) time
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:46:13 -0400
  ...On the 110 kW (148 hp) version of the > > engine, > > > > the > > > > > cylinder liners are coated with an atmospheric plasma spray to cut > > down > > > > on...
• Re: Was 1984 VW Vanagon Camper Now GTO
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 7 May 2007 22:13:37 +0000
  ...You may have heard conflicting accounts of exactly how many GTOs came from the Ferrari factory, with 40, 36, 33 or 32 as oft...
• Re: Loss of power at altitude
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 16:52:49 -0500
  ...At sea level on the same incline I could easily accelerate in 3rd and probably maintain in 4th (> 40mph). Thanks for the response! Aaron...
• Bostig Dyno day - Sunday July 31st!!
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:33:14 -0400
  ...see amazing fire breathing* 40 wheel horsepower stockers! Pedal crushing SVX 3.3s! We've got it all! One day only! Sunday! Sunday! Sunday...
• Re: torque and HP
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 23:18:37 -0700
  ...8V 1.9L TD 75hp@4200 111ft/lb@2400-3400 8V 1.9L TDI 90hp@4000 149ft/lb@1900 The 1.8L on your...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:04:53 -0700
  ...1 hp for the 2.1s. >Watch it on rebuilds. >They don't differentiate between the two any longer. >I send all 3/4...
• Michelin Tire Experiences
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 19:22:34 +0000
  ...The gave a 40 % credit for a tire with ~45K miles on it. Tire was manufactured 35th week of 02. Tire was Wrangler HP...
• Re: A Vanagon/Syncro alternative...Friday rap
  Historical mailing list - James
  Fri, 28 Mar 2014 23:13:02 -0400
  ...About the only option you can't get is a gasoline engine - they're all diesels now, ranging from 102 to 180 HP, highway...
• Re: motor rebuild update
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 07:58:04 -0400
  ...betting on +30 hp, but it should be a bit > punchier. Since we are adding two auxiliary oil coolers, 40-feet of copper > oil...
• Re: Subject: Re: Want to paint camper roof
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Wed, 15 May 2002 08:17:05 -0500
  ...Andrew Australia '76 Piper Lance (Aircooled, Horizontally Opposed 6 cyl, 540 cu in, 300 HP, Mech FI) '92 Transporter Kombi Syncro '95 Audi 80...
• FS: Carat 2 15" Alloy wheels and New Kumho tires 205/65HR15 - Denver, CO
  Historical mailing list - Andy Yarnell
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 09:55:37 -0500
  ...The tires are Kumho 716 ECSTA HP4, 205/65HR15, with under 1,000 miles on them. Yes, I know, they are not reinforced "super...
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 18:27:34 -0700
  ...BUT, I think it states that you don't want to run your TDI over (or is it "at") 4000 (or more) RPM for...
• Re: slow van, overheating, fast white westy on 91
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 09:56:01 -0700
  ...At 7130 feet in Wyoming we were down to 52 hp, which pretty much explains everything! I wish that someone would engineer a turbo...
• Re: Nitrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - James
  Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:17:07 -0400
  ...Dennis > Compressors up to 350 HP and clean, oil free air systems drying to dew > points of -40f. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: 2nd Oil Cooler...(Long-ish)
  Historical mailing list - DOUGLAS
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 18:09:29 -0700
  ...If I push my split with a 36 hp at 60mph, when I replace it with my new 1600 DP 65 hp unit, I...
• Re: New diesel from VW
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:47:46 -0600
  ...0 L four cyl 269 hp engine has just been shown by VW. And > >>>>> the > >>> thing > >>>>> gets 40-50 mpg. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thats all i can...
• Re: Mods to install door speakers in v-gon?
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 20:13:31 -0500
  ...Remember Inuvik! http://www.chaco.com/~coyote/trek/ >-- >Ron 'Coyote' Lussier /\_/\ ____ Chaco Communications >(408) 865-0657 ( ) \ _/__ 10164 Parkwood Drive #8 >coyote@chaco.com \ / \X...
• Re: Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 15:59:12 -0600
  ...HP varied from 245 hp to 330 hp. both of mine we 300 HP. The magneto mounted directly to the rear case with a...
• Re: Power Measurement and Comparison of Modifications
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 22:36:04 -0600
  ...Nice refresher, since my Newtonian Physics classes were 40 years ago. Thanks John Rodgers '88 GL Driver Wannabe "T. Thompson" wrote: > While I agree...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 23:06:24 -0400
  ...I would be very interested in more > >>> information about this conversion, I can see a intercooled > >>> B-230FT with 180 hp moving a Vanagon...
• '82 Westy 5 cyl TD conversion project for sale
  Historical mailing list - Brian Bush
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 22:00:08 -0600
  ...Turbo Diesel engine - 83 hp@ 4500rpm; 127 lb.ft.@ 2800 rpm (40K mi. on rebuild) - Brand new South American 5 cyl. bell housing - Brand...
• Re: Vanagon Drag Coefficient?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 14:29:55 -0600
  ...Other than wind drag, the 912e 1976 Porsche with 89 HP would run 115 mph and it cost $11,000.00 new. The 911...
• FW: 82 vanagon - I need a new engine - questions
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 13:57:42 -0400
  ...My mechanic has a 1.8 GTI-type motor taken from an '85 Audi 4000. It has 85,000 miles on it and came...
• Re: which wineries
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 2 May 2006 18:53:34 -0700
  ...Good, >>> resonably-priced wines. >>> >>> 2pm: >>> Calera >>> http://www.calerawine.com/ >>> A world-class winery, considered one of the 40 great wineries of >>> America (http...
• Re: Diesel conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dave Rogers
  Wed, 4 Aug 2004 19:42:56 -0700
  ...I have rebuilt the engines in & driven many 40 hp vans which weren't much better. The 1500's & 1600's were getting more...
• Re: G60 in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 04 Jun 1996 18:15:58 -0400
  ...RPM TORQUE 1000 97 1500 117 2000 130 2500 140 3000 149 3500 157 4000 154 4500 156 5000 135 5500 135 6000 125...
• Re: Buses By the Beach - 2005 Bus Benefit Pictures
  Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
  Wed, 17 May 2006 21:25:55 -0400
  ...Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:40 AM To: 'Todd Olson'; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: RE: Buses By the Beach - 2005 Bus Benefit Pictures...
• Re: Anyone ever see a vanagon boat top?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 17:08:30 -0400
  ...did your trailer combination look anything like that? http://www.cwr16.homepage.t-online.de/hp/doka_anh.htm On 10/6/07, Poppie...
• Re: Sold Air Conditioning System
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 16:04:06 -0600
  ...I'd have installed it on my Westy but I just couldn't stand loosing the HP required to run one. In spite of...