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• Thinking of selling the van...Anyone Interested in So Cal area?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 14:55:50 -0800
  ...1990 White 2.1 L motor with some modifications, intake, exhaust, ignition, and ratio rockers... 4spd tranny 16" Ronal R28 Wheels Grey Cloth/Grey...
• 85 Westie FS 2.1 litre upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 07:27:59 -0800
  ...Rebuilt 2.1 litre upgrade AVP engine with ratio rockers and 1k on it, new radiator, battery, water pump, hoses, windshield. Van is practically...
• Re: Correct Tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 05:40:24 -0700
  The DK and DM share the same gear ratios except for the final drive. The DM diesel 4 speed is essentially an aircooled transmission...
• Re: Diesel water pump pulley diameter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 20:57:05 -0700
  ...115mm Ratio, Crank:WP = 1:1.30 DV Crank 1&2: 135mm DV WP 1 (inner, to alt): 135mm DV WP 2 (outer, from...
• Re: 914 trans in a bus?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 May 95 09:56:41 bst
  ...It sure would be nice to have a 5th gear, and closer ratios (I'm >>assuming with 5 gears the ratios would be closer...
• Re: Transmission options
  Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 10:06:10 +1100
  ...I have a table that shows all the Gear Ratios, Final Drive Ratios and km/1000 rpm for the: * 4-Speed * 5-Speed * 4...
• Re: New electric power option?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 14:44:07 -0500
  ...compound, similar to the Mg-Fe packs in military field rations' >> Flameless >> Ration Heaters <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRH>. The magnesium >> strips the...
• Pete Sellers loves his Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 25 Aug 94 19:05:15 EDT
  ...which is the proportion of the tires in the wheelwells; another rationale for 15" wheels). But talk to me about performance. How is it...
• Re: /f in Defense of Spam
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Oct 1995 07:07:33 -0700
  So Dan Houg writes: "...one can keep several cans of Spam under the seat in their van for emergency rations or wheel chocks. Spam...
• Re: REPOST! ECU CHIP AND ROCKERS UPGRADE!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Sebastian Hill
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 09:01:54 -0700
  ...ECU Prom Chip >> Chromoly Pushrods cut to correct length >> Gene Berg Ratio Rockers. I just have one question. Does a Vanagon with this installed...
• INDICATED SPEED vs RPM
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 13:05:58 -0400
  ...MPH/1000rpm = 2.975 x D/G D = tire diameter (inches) G = final gear ratio Hope this adds to everyone's worries about whether...
• Audi Engine specs
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 18:40:21 -0800
  ...Stroke (in.) 3.19 X 3.4 3.25 X 3.4 3.7x2.99 Compression Ratio 7.8:1 10:1 9:1
• Re: Diesel Westy Gearing Swaps- reply
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 10:51:45 -0400
  Hi, Has anyone taken the ratio of R&Pinion gears for gas vs. diesel trans and figured out what size tires would make for...
• Fw: Calculating Horsepower?
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 19:55:07 -0500
  ...Calculating Horsepower? With all the chipping and ratio rocker being installed I've been thinking there might be a way to estimate HP by...
• Re: Ratio Rocker Installation Issues
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:03:43 EDT
  I would find an original copy of the book "How To Hot Rod VW Engines" and also purchase a copy of Gene Berg's...
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:36:02 -0700
  ...our squishy pistons decrease cylinder pressure, even though the engine's compression ratio is increased a LOT. Compression is the before ignition pressure event...
• Re: 1.9 L WBX Heads on a 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 07:21:02 -0400
  John, By my crude calculations, the compression ratio is raised to 9.5:1 . See my web site: http://neksiwel.20m.com/custom.html...
• Automotive Programs
  Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 15:07:52 -0700
  ...Pistion Velocity/Acceleration Calculation Header Length Calculation Compression Ratio Computation Rough Engine Horsepower predictor Compression Ratio -> Horsepower Change "Best" Differential Gear calculator RPM and...
• Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 18:23:30 PST
  ...low H2O ) ratios. "What if I live in a cold clime and needed a higher ratio than the sensor will tolerate?" you exclaim!? I...
• Re: compression ratios for '87 WBX
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 13:30:40 -0700
  ...compression ratios for '87 WBX > Hi folks, I'm looking at buying an '87 vanagon, I took it to a > local emissions-o-matic...
• Re: [vanagon] Tire sizes.....
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 15 May 2004 20:02:08 -0700
  ...startIndex=0&vehicleSearch=true&width=185%2F&ratio=0&diamet er=14&sortCode=34200&minSpeedRating=R&ratio=&width=185%2F&diameter=14&mi nLoad...
• Re: Best source of parts for a rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:46:17 -0400
  ...of any engine...........and no >> other changes, you raise the compression ratio. >> This is why I suspect OE heads offer one for the 1...
• Trans ID?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 23:11:58 -0600
  ...Not even Helmut's list has one, but I'm hoping to find out about gear ratios, etc. Thanks for any help!! Happy Father...
• Audi motors vs. VW (reformatted)
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 21:49:01 -0600
  ...3.19 x 3.4 3.25 x 3.4 3.7 x 2.99 Compression Ratio 7.8:1 10:1 9:1
• Re: Why I am installing a TDI engine...
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 15:38:57 EST
  ...Do we do it because it makes sense? Rationalizing doesn't count. You've got a great looking vehicle. We all have different ideas...
• Re: Regearing transmission
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 22:59:51 +1200
  >What ratio 4th did you use? My 84 Caravelle had a 0.88 4th. Fifth was 0.63. Diff was 4.86. But I...
• Transaxle differences: 1.9 vs 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 17:00:42 -0500
  A reputable source with lots of VW transaxle experience tells me that he thinks VW may have changed some gear ratios when they enlarged...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:37:50 -0700
  ...A good > > weight-to-horsepower ratio is about 35:1, 35 lbs. of Gross Combined > > Weight > > (GCW) for every horsepower your engine develops. Multiply...
• coolest of the cool (engine that is)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 13:39:33 -0700
  ...The people building my engine convinced me that I could use an 8:1 compression ratio as long as I use the "unshrouded" combustion...
• Re: understanding tire sizes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 11:39:48 -0700
  ...205/70R14. >>>> >>>> Does this ratio somehow become unimportant in the 185s? Or is there >>>> only one ratio offered and that's why the shorthand...
• gas brand preferences
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:08:51 -0700
  ...A recent expose here in PA claimed that in many cases the > ratio of premium was insufficient to reach the claimed octane.
• Re: RESULTS - Tire Survey
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Mar 1997 13:49:54 -0500 (EST)
  ...I do know that speedometer specialty shops can provide gear ratio changes that allow a wide variety of tires to produce accurate odometer readings...
• .82 gear for 4th gear?
  Historical mailing list - Jay Fitzgerald
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 10:32:16 -0600
  ...This would be a relatively low cost >way to >change the final drive ratio. Anyone done this to a syncro? What was the reduction...
• AT overdrive
  Historical mailing list - michael pabst
  Wed, 15 Nov 2000 11:18:38 +0100
  ...Anybody out there knowing where to get a taller AT final drive gear ratio ? TIA, Michael, Germany 80 Westy 86 7-seater AT ________________________________________________________________ TopMail...
• Re: Taller 3.73 R+P for automatic transmission found!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 20 Oct 2005 12:15:11 -0700
  David, Couldn't you simply order and even taller ratio? Or is this a stock gear set? Otherwise, it turns into a very expensive...
• Re: Diesel ring and pinion changes with a 2.1L gas engine
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Fri, 17 Feb 2006 06:32:12 -0500
  ...The taller gears are about 240 each, and the .77 gives you a 10% change in ratios, and the .70 is 20% taller. Much...
• Re: The problem with the 2009 Volkswagen Routan isn't so much what it is as what it's not
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 06:01:20 -0500
  ...What is the rationale for that? Jeff On 3-Sep-08, at 7:29 PM, Peter T. Owsianowski wrote: > *Interesting commments on how a...
• Re: Vw diesel vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 15:35:00 -0500
  ...Ideally you rebuild your existing trans with a .70 or .77 ratio fourth and maybe slightly changed 3rd also. Less ideally get a used...
• Re: 022D computer in 1983 Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:13:54 -0500
  ...did all the European vans including the 10 to 1 compression ratio 115 HP engines BUT they had a better (the best) ECU. I...
• Re: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 02:23:56 EDT
  Let me just say that none of the information which I have shared this evening is even remotely near being considered "classified" nor does...
• Group Chip Purchase Update
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 16:36:16 -0500
  ...If you missed earlier discussions, these chips richen the mixture and are designed for 1.3 or 1.4 ratio rockers. If you are...
• Jetta tranny to Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michel Bertin
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:06:48 -0400
  ...Jetta tranny to Vanagon The auto part will slip right on and work fine but you should research the ring and pinion gear ratio...
• 1.9L heads. Who has used them ...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 19:08:53 -0500
  ...hard to start, etc. ? They are supposed to increase the compression ratio when used like this. Is it a large increase? I completed a...
• O2 monitor
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 18 Mar 1998 10:13:10 EST
  ...is an air/fuel ratio monitor which hooks up to your O2 sensor >>and graphically depicts your air/fuel ratio under any conditions (idle...
• Re: E-bay item - 5-speed Vanagon Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 21:44:59 -0400
  ...Compare >final drive ratios with the factory offerings for your engine. > >Mike Snow >1982 Westfalia diesel
• Re: 120 MPh, 99 Eurovan, Winnebago
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 20:10:56 -0400
  ...Different transmissions ratios in Europe? Maybe some sort of high revving 4 valve/cylinder DOHC wasserboxer that was never available here? Mark, Its been...
• Re: Swap Entire '85 Shift Linkage into '81?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 21:13:18 -0800
  ...8:25 PM, neil n wrote: >>Can't find the DK ratios. Must be in there somewhere. > > Tom Carrington's site: http://www.relitech...
• VANAGON WASSERBOXER HIGH PERFORMANCE TORQUE CAM NEW WOW
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 10 May 2004 20:56:55 -0500
  ...our without our 1.25:1 ratio rocker kit! Perfect for those of you who already own Ratio rockers and are looking for a...
• Re: LPG diesels, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 21:43:41 +1200
  ...In diesels, of course, the timing of ignition is entirely a function of the compression ratio and flashpoint of the fuel used. EFI injection...
• Re: Commercial tire?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 15:09:08 -0500
  ...195, same brand, same aspect ratio (which for these tires is 82%).  Ok, I was off by 1/8", 5/8" instead of 3...
• Re: High Ratio Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 12:33:39 EDT
  > Do you want the Pauter because its less expensive than the GeneBerg or does > it have some advantage? > Both. There is a cost savings...
• Re: How fast should a 1.9L go??
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 12:14:44 -0500
  ...Nice rationalization there, Andrew! I'm writing it down for future use...it has a nice ring to it. <g> d David Beierl - Providence...
• Re: 2.2L EuroCars Engine vs 2.1l Boston Engine
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 16:52:44 +0000
  ...I sincerely hope the engine will run to full potential on the relatively crappy US gas and its 10:1 compression ratio. Chris S...
• Re: Oettinger flat-six motor and accesories info wanted
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 16 Jan 2005 11:55:32 -0600
  ...power! One interesting thing I noticed from that picture- they were using the automatic! Perhaps the had a higher ratio final drive? Al Brase
• Re: W.B. Turbo and weak spots
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 09:02:14 -0500
  ...I'm also > taking a close look at the compression ratio as well. By going to a 1.9 head > instead of going back...
• vanagon transaxel wanted to change gearing
  Historical mailing list - Sally Lecrone
  Sat, 1 May 1999 21:54:44 -0700
  ...I think some of the final drive ratios from the 1.9 water boxer would make a good gearing setup. I will buy a...
• about engine swaps
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 00:09:03 -0500
  ...then i would spend about 4grand on a beefed up 901-1 tranny with taller gears(has lower ratio??) to cruise doing 70 at...
• Re: Paint thinner
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 10:59:29 -0700
  ...My > question is what do I thin the paint with and what ratio do I use? > > If you could cc me I would appreciate...
• Re: AFM Voltage Ratios
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 14:27:39 -0500
  Here's a link to a useful discussion about a year and a half ago. It's by a (former?) list member named Mark...
• Re: Vanagon transaxles- sorta long
  Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
  Sun, 3 May 1998 01:32:55 EDT
  Hello, This is my two cents on some mail flying back and forth in regards to 5-speeds, ring and pinion ratios, and installing...