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• Re: Vanagon Re Power...with VW motor..
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:22:48 -0800
  ...At 4000 rpm, stock tires, DX in top gear = 70 mph DU in top gear = 71 mph The diesel 4 speeds are far worse...
• Fun Bus Trip report
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 13:43:16 -0500
  ...The transmission is howling especially at speeds between 70-75 mph. In addition I think I am experiencing both drive shaft universal joint issues...
• Re: What dumb thing do you repeatedly do with your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:58:16 -0700
  ...Left a campground to go to the store in the dark (probably for more beer), got on Highway 101 and at 45 mph the...
• Re: New owner with question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 22:53:06 -0500
  ...I have repeatedly checked the speedometer with my GPS system and it reads low by 1 mph. When the speedometer says I'm doing...
• Re: The New Rear-Engined VW UP!
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:27:37 -0700
  ...1.8 can't pull squat at 70 > mph > down the highway and over passes. Maybe if you're okay going 35 mph up...
• Re: Oh Deer, Oh Deer
  Historical mailing list - Jason Brand
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:05:45 -0400
  ...Hit a buck at about 10 mph > ten years ago in my bay. Crumpled the entire nose. Hit the doe last > week at about...
• RPM vs MPH spreadsheet in Excel
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 13:41:02 -0300
  Hi all, Lot of folks asked for an excel version, please mail me again, I emptied the trash. Saved as version 6-7, so...
• Cruise Control Question
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 19:29:03 -0500
  Hi All, My 87 Westy has cruise control, and it seems that the cruise control does not function below 55 mph....is this normal...
• What every Vanagon owner needs
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:42:23 -0700
  A speedometer that goes to eleven! (aka 150mph) http://www.ebay.de/itm/VW-T3-Vanagon-Cluster-USA-Tacho-Tachoeinsatz-150-MPH-240-Km...
• Re: Gas question, seriously folks
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 20:12:34 -0800
  ...They are really 60 to 65 mph vehicles.. like 86 and up 2.1 waterboxer vanagons ...60 to 65 mph vehicles. at 70 they...
• Re: Kens trip & can Westys climb mountains?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:03:10 -0700
  ...When I see my speed slow to 40 mph I downshift to second. Then I watch the tach and speedo. I keep the revs...
• I4 conversion thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 16:52:42 -0800
  ...The Owner's Service Manual for the 1300 states 4000 rpm @ 75 mph for the bug and it's 4000 rpm @ 72 mph for...
• Re: Theme song for Tii: "Good Vibrations"
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:16:37 -0800
  ...In > fourth (I have a .457 SA five) I can go from ~25 to 80 mph...and have one more > gear... AND NO VIBRATIONS...
• Re: How hard can you push a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - mary graham
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 18:07:08 -0400
  ...Max speed about 55 mph, min speed about 20 mph up hills. I consider it dumb luck that the van made it. On Wed...
• Re: Project Vanagon Dyno Results & Comparison
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 08:50:13 -0500
  ...at 5500 rpm.horsepower at 50 mph(for whatever that's worth )was 16.00, but I have a longer legged 4.57 r...
• WBX rpms..
  Historical mailing list - Parker Beeson
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 10:59:52 -0600
  ...My speedo also says 63 mph at this RPM, but my GPS said 58 mph actual speed. I found myself using cruise control almost...
• Re: Speed
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:06:07 -0500
  ...I can easily believe that my aerodynamic > > issues > > cost me at least 5 mph. Who knows where the last 5 mph when? > > > > Anyhow, let...
• Re: Braking Distance
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Mon, 10 Aug 2020 03:36:29 +0000
  ...At 30 mph the braking distance would be 45' and at 40 mph it would be 80'. Some charts have slightly different numbers. For...
• Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:18:18 -0800
  ...It is > marked like this: * @ 20 mph, ** @ 36 mph, *** @ 59 mph. I have > parted out both 84 & 85 Gl's (1 sunroof), but no...
• Re: Vanagon cooling (air cooled)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 09:14:37 -0700
  ...I haven't taken it to the mountains yet but I would imagine that that will be like leading a parade at 40 mph...
• Re: questions about automatics
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:07:00 -0400
  ...one > dot @ 21 mph, two dots @ 38 mph, and three dots @ 65 mph. If i nail the > accelerator pedal from a dead stop, the...
• Re: Speedometer Source
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:45:45 -0400
  Ken, I believe the gear is the same on MPH and KPH speedos. Only the face is different. Cheers, Jeff On Mon, Apr 13...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Emission failure -No Va
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 09:10:01 -0500
  ...Here are the readings 15 mph limit Result HC ppm 155 477 CO% 1.31 13.29 25 mph 151 511 1.68 13...
• Re: Oh Deer, Oh Deer
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:47:24 -0500
  ...Hit a buck at about 10 mph > ten years ago in my bay. Crumpled the entire nose. Hit the doe last > week at about...
• Van still sick. Help
  Historical mailing list - Justin Wolfe
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 14:40:30 -0400
  ...2) thick black smoke coming from tail pipe when accelerating 3) NO ACCELERATION POWER (bottoms out at 20 mph on hills) justin 84' westy
• Re: Flat towing an auto?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 10:29:09 -0500
  30 miles, No more than 30 Mph... Per Bentley, for automatics Eric Jim Arnott wrote: > Anyone *know* how far I can flat tow an...
• Loose Wind Wings 94 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bart Holmquist
  Tue, 22 May 2007 08:29:59 -0500
  ...The wind wings are so loose that even at 20 mph they will not stay open. Any ideas on how to stiffen them up...
• Re: Speedometer difference
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Mon, 18 Sep 2017 18:39:31 -0700
  ...When it registers 50 km/hr, I'm going 25 mph; 50 mph shows up as 100 km/hr. If you install an 805...
• Re: manual to auto
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 13:38:05 -0800
  I need to turn a little over 4000 rpms to go 70 mph in my ' 91 automatic. The trans. works perfectly and I can...
• Re: 180 MPH speedo
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 13:18:07 -0600
  ...Todd, why don't you ask Eric Kirkland? Then you could tell >> all of us where WE can get a 180 MPH speedo.
• Re: Tire size question
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 05 Dec 94 22:55:14 CST
  ...DC -- that sounds like mine, but about 5-8 mph lower. my 88 gets pretty good mpg up to about 3800 rpm, then after...
• Re: High-speed Tires, (was Porsches' stupid uninventive vehicle (SUV))
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:19:13 -0700
  ...And yes, they do run 140(mph) alot on the autobahns in Germany. Me myself use to run 135(kph) on 165/80 15...
• Re: Gas mileage / emissions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:26:37 -0400
  ...The highway mileage (65 mph, no ac) was 19! The next tank, with lots of 55 mph and lower cruising through the mountains (Blue...
• Front end Vibration eliminated...Finally
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 20:36:11 EDT
  ...After 60 mph the vibrations would start. After I replaced my front ball joints, replaced my front rotors and bearings and rebuilt my calipers...
• Re: Wheels, Tires and thePhysics, true speed
  Historical mailing list - The Buslady
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 00:36:31 EST
  ok whatabout my wheels...Alloys with those big ol Baja Champion by Goodrich tires ??? I think they screw up my speedo by 5 mph...
• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 08:00:44 -0500
  >> But speed is so often an exponential multiplier of incompetence, so why should the rest of us be subjected to the risk? Jim > > Repeat...
• Re: Cruise Control - Slow to engage?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Johnson
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 12:20:38 -0400
  ...It works fine but takes about five seconds and 6-7 mph loss before engaging! Any thoughts or fixes? Sam
• Re: unbelievable mpg at 55 mph
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:44:25 -0700
  ...unbelievable mpg at 55 mph To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 1:43 PM Sweet! I did 20 mpg cruising...
• Re: Oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 12 Jan 1995 13:03:53 -0800 (PST)
  ...20 psi Warm cruise (60 mph) 50 psi Oil temp ~210 ------------- Hot idle 10 psi Hot cruise (60 mph) 40 psi Oil temp > 230...
• Re: Brake Power?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 10:24:24 -0400
  On Thu, 19 Sep 2002, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Don't forget to factor in the built in speedo error of 6% + 3 mph. Or...
• Re: "green" cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 19:26:53 -0500
  Stan Wilder wrote: > Mine goes from 17 mpg at 70 mph to about 22 mpg at 55 and lighter weight > cars do even better...
• Re: vanagon top speed, extrapolation
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 20:14:17 +1200
  >I had my 83 Westy Air Cooled up to 85 mph once. >That's when I blew #3 piston and showered the big Dodge...
• Re: my NEW RIDE.... I'M SELLING THE FARM FOR THIS ONE
  Historical mailing list - Dave Brunger
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:37:19 -0400
  ...Imagine trying to go out the parkway east up those long hills up past Forest Hills/ Wilkinsburg at 40 MPH with all kinds of...
• Re: More Energy Saving (driving)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:13:15 -0600
  ...I kept it in third gear, foot off the gas, and watched the speedometer creep up to just over 60 mph. 48 mph was...
• Re: Solved; OIL warning light up
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:17:49 -0400
  ...YIKES! Sixty-Five mph for more than a short period of time will cause 20w-50 to creep up towards 220 degrees on my...
• Re: RESULTS - Tire Survey
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Wed, 5 Mar 97 13:42:52
  ...At an indicated 65 MPH, that's 1 MPH or an actual speed of 66 MPH. --- On Wed, 5 Mar 1997 12:10:25...
• Re: gas mileage question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 22:55:51 -0500
  ...Highest was 24 mpg going 45 mph in Yellowstone. Worst was 17 mpg going 70+ mph across South Dakota. This is a far cry...
• Re: RPM?MPH
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:58:08 -0800
  ...RPM?MPH > > That's a higher speed than my '84--at 4,000 rpm I'm reading 60 or close to > it. > > The relationship...
• Re: Speed vs rpms w/ AT?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:09:58 -0800
  ...That means you should be indicating 3200-3500 RPM at 60mph. > > So the final formula for ideal MPH->RPM is: > > (MPH / 60 * 63360) / (pi...
• Re: Tiico into Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 11:24:24 -0700
  ...Stock tires yield 4800 rpm at 70 mph. Maybe some people can live with this but I doubt I could. If he has a...
• AW: Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Michael Kraewinkel
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 12:58:01 +0100
  ...40-50 mph, the worst mileage was 22 mpg at vacation coming back from france on their highway going @75-80 mph. the westi...
• Re: oh No!- My "New" 1984 Westy Shuts Down on the H-Way!
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 22:10:36 -0800
  ...It slowed to about 40 MPH, and thereafter had hesitation symptoms on both accelleration and at constant speed. > Can anybody offer me a suggestion...
• Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 22 May 2007 21:25:31 -0400
  ...15 mph HC 148 CO .79 NO 2156 25 mph HC 96 CO .66 NO 1828 The tester was trying to tell me it...
• Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 22:30:23 +1200
  >There are 12 different kinds of those purple 'srooms? Wow. Actually it's just >caused by caffeine and sugar. > >BenT You mean they have...
• Re: Repowering madness, is this workable?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 14:36:14 -0500
  ...I > >> know it would no longer be able to go 129 mph as it can in the A6. I > also > >> know the 0 - 60...
• Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - Brandon
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:23:41 -0300
  ...As a general rule anything above 60-65 MPH starts to become less and less fuel efficient the faster you go. It's different...
• Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Ross
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:46:40 -0700
  ...Yes, I agree that wind resistance is a big factor, but a Westy going at 45 mph is consuming much less energy than a...
• Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - WERNER SCHIRMER
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 11:28:43 -0800
  ...I can imagine 23 being possible if the speed is kept > right at 60 MPH. > > Cheers. > > SStones, Toronto Ont. > <sstones@idirect.com> I kept...
• Re: How to know RPM wothout a tach
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 23:21:06 -0000
  Would you like me to send you a MPH/1000 RPM in Top Calculator Spreadheet Has a link to a Tyre Rolling Circumference Calculator...
• Re: Gearing/rpm
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:14:18 -0600
  ...Gearing/rpm Hey My tach reads about 4000 RPM at 70 MPH. Does this seem about right? It's an 87 Synchro. Cruising at...