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• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:54:48 -0600
  The easiest way to improve mileage would be to install one of the vw factory aerodynamic fronts for westies. They are kind of hard...
• Why don't we have these kinds of Pop top here in the USA "Atlantic "
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:06:39 -0400
  ...Check out the back end and front end of the top, different angles and aerodynamics. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-T3-T25-Westfalia...
• Re: Aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 11:25:00 -0700
  In a recent discussion with another listerine, I made the guess that the pressure at the rear plastic grilles is negative and would pull...
• Re: Sluggish
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 08:10:30 -0700
  ...old westies that had the top openned backwards? >Did it improve aerodynamics? ;) NO...not really...BTDT :-( _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ You can't depend on your judgement when...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:56:00 -0400
  ...do with a "shoe box" moving at 70mph to improve > the > aerodynamics. If you could fabricate a long nose like an airplane and > attach...
• Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 1 Nov 2018 10:26:11 -0700
  Has any one tried to quiet down the wind noise at the front of the vanagon? I'm looking and listening to mine (tintop...
• aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 11:25:00 -0400
  > >>My favorite sentence so far: "The closed body of clean and pleasing >>countours offers extremely low air resistance." > >What's so strange about that...
• RE: Interesting item on eBay web site item#1600360780: VW Joker Westfalia Wohnmobil o. T�V f�r 1.-DM
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Sun, 27 May 2001 13:21:22 -0700
  ...Of course much depends on the aerodynamics of the top itself. Garrett Adams - Stockton, CA 1983.5 Adventurewagen GL
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:11:17 -0600
  On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 1:08 PM, <rubatoguy@comcast.net> wrote: > What is an aerodynamic front for a Westy? Do you mean...
• Re: Take a look at the new T-5 Camper.
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:24:49 -0700
  ...need is something *I* can sleep in.Honestly, they waste all that space above the engine in the name of frivolous things like "aerodynamics".
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:24:48 -0700
  ...com> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 4:21 PM Subject: Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top) I think you...
• Re: van aerodynamics, was Re: BenT's dream vanagon now for sale
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:31:54 -0500
  ...David > > Aerodynamics is one area where common sense can fail. Take DH's former > Porsche 928. Sleek looking landshark nose with seemingly dolphin-like...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 01:50:36 -0700
  ...COM> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 2:51 PM Subject: Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon! > An excellent picture. Note that the Westy has...
• Re: aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 10:53:52 -0700
  Maher, Steve (SD-MS) wrote: > > >>> What about a Zamboni? > >> > >> What's a Zamboni? > > > >That big thing that cleans the ice between periods at Canucks...
• Re: aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Apr 1996 09:32:24 -0400
  ...Don't ask me how they work. >In relation to aerodynamics, I heard a story recently about a bloke from >Sydney taking his turbocharged...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!(LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:31:00 -0800
  ...COM> Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 8:53 am Subject: Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon! > In the US recently, one high end Japanese...
• Re: Syncro Westie pages
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Oct 1996 18:45:32 -0800
  ...bass in a bus"! Any ideas? As an aside, I went off perusing the "Sermons of Bob Hoover" under "Aerodynamics" where he lists the...
• Aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 10:47:56 -0700
  Saw these on a Sprinter/Freightliner cargo van. Interesting product. The same concept as the vortex generators on the rear roof edge of a...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!(LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:15:01 -0500
  ...2004 8:51 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!(LVC) Why not add snaps and cover it...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:17:53 -0700
  ...Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top) It is not the frontal area that kills the aerodynamics of the van, it...
• Re: [Re: 91 Vanagon GL Top Speed?]
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 17:06:13 EDT
  ...Remember the fighter and the cannonball experiment? It must have been because fat guys have better aerodynamics. I working on streamlining myself in my...
• Re: Camper van
  Historical mailing list - quadrat
  Sun, 20 Oct 2013 12:59:32 -0700
  Notice that in the interest of aerodynamics, the airflow that cools the front brakes has been blocked off. Maybe that would be a good...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:27:32 -0700
  ...COM > *Sent:* Monday, October 24, 2011 9:02 PM > *Subject:* Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin > top) > > No, Not "Worried...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 13:47:35 -0500
  ...05:59 -0700 >>From: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> >>Subject: Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon! >> >> > > > >>As I understood it way back in the...
• Re: Vanagon spoiler
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Tue, 14 May 1996 16:49:11 -0400 (EDT)
  ...But does your vanagon really have good enough aerodynamics and go fast enough to cause lift? Cheers, SStones, Toronto Ont. <sstones@io.org>
• Re: aerodynamics (seriously...)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Wed, 01 May 1996 09:28:29 -0700
  At 11:28 PM 4/30/96 -0500, you wrote: >Vanagon with a spoiler.....naaaahhhhh....dont do it...too goofy... >Buslady & my 89 Vanagon...
• Re: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 5 Nov 2018 14:46:40 -0800
  ...COM> > Sent: Sat, Nov 3, 2018 12:32 pm > Subject: Re: Aerodynamics? > > I am not an acoustic expert but I do believe in resonance...
• Re: Mutant Westy luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:26:17 -0600
  ...However, it would have to have better aerodynamics than the regular ones have. mcneely -- David McNeely
• Re: aerodynamics (Seriously...)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 96 18:13 CDT
  >What exactly does the drag co-efficient number mean? I have figured >that higher is worse, and I assume that .00 would be no...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 18:45:25 -0700
  ...COM> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 11:47 AM Subject: Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon! > Actually, > Very early Porsches 356 and 356A were...
• Aerodynamics, REDO
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 16:51:49 -0700
  Okay, I should have done this the first time. Try this. http://tinyurl.com/nx4kzey Sorry. -Dick Wong- 78 Scirocco Original Owner 87 Vanagon...
• Re: aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 08:48:17 -0700
  Ian Hallett wrote: > > On Wed, 24 Apr 1996, bill (w.r.) crick wrote: > > > What about a Zamboni? > > What's a Zamboni? > > email: halleti@agric...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:41:33 -0600
  I don't know if he ever posted the results, but I will search the Subie archives. Bob Parsons kept a little book with...
• Re: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Nov 2018 21:33:19 +0000
  ...COM> Sent: Sat, Nov 3, 2018 10:26 am Subject: Re: Aerodynamics? I could not discern a lessening of wind noise with the bubble...
• Aerodynamics...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 10:14:16 -0700
  ...Said it went faster than at stock Tarus, better aerodynamics. In the early 70s, Porsche spent a lot of DM to build beautifully tapered...
• Cardboard Air Deflector Thread?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 09:43:05 EST
  ...By the way, I have learned to respect German engineering, although the aerodynamics of the Vanagon, let's be honest, is somewhat questionable ... do...
• Re: Westie Conversion (Electric)
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:34:49 -0800
  Are you talking electric accessories or electric power plant? If the latter that would be a real problem given the weight and aerodynamics of...
• Re: Slow Down And Save Some Gas
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 08:54:01 -0500
  ...Rolling resistance, gearing, brake drag and of course aerodynamics paly a big role. All vehicles suffer fuel economy losses as speed increases. Vehicles with...
• Re: Why don't we have these kinds of Pop top here in the USA "Atlantic "
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:31:20 -0700
  ...26/2008, Michael Snow wrote... > > > >> I can't imagine that the aerodynamics are significantly different. > >> > > > > Ditto. The surface area is the same, and the...
• Re: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 1 Nov 2018 13:27:52 -0400
  what year is yours? On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 1:26 PM Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > Has any one tried to...
• Re: aerodynamics (Seriously...)
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 09:52:01 MST
  > I thought that the early Buses actually had a lower drag co-efficient than > the Beetle sedans. I read that somewhere. I want to...
• Re: Why don't we have these kinds of Pop top here in the USA "Atlantic "
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:27:05 -0700
  ...26/2008, Michael Snow wrote... > > > >> I can't imagine that the aerodynamics are significantly different. > >> > > > > Ditto. The surface area is the same, and the...
• Re: Aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 14:04:16 -0700
  ...07, 2013 10:48 AM > To: 'vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM' > Subject: Aerodynamics > > > > Saw these on a Sprinter/Freightliner cargo van. Interesting product. The > same...
• Re: New Vanagon Body Effects
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 22:03:45 -0600
  ...or Kaminari Aerodynamics 12842 Joy St. Garden Grove, CA 92640 (714) 741-9360 but i later see that they have been bought out by...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:27:24 -0700
  It is not the frontal area that kills the aerodynamics of the van, it is the big low pressure area at the rear. Don...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:36:51 -0700
  ...Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top) > > It is not the frontal area that kills the aerodynamics of the van, it...
• Re: aerodynamics (Seriously...)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 96 19:39 CDT
  ...What I know about aerodynamics is an agglutination of perceptions, prejudices, common knowledge and fanciful notions that all might be completely wrong. I think...
• Clear Coat--Can I buy it?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:31:52 -0600
  ...Hope to improve my aerodynamics after I slough off the old and wax.. Thanks. Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo' 73 Beetle
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 21:53:57 -0500
  ...2004 8:45 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon! It is my understanding from reading some of...
• Re: FriFun: Shuttle=Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 30 Jun 95 10:24:06 CDT
  ...no aerodynamics to speak of, chipped brick styling, big door in >the middle, engine in the rear, needs rocket assist on a hard uphill...
• aerodynamics & zambonis
  Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 13:01:38 +1000 (EST)
  Tim and Others, Thanks for your reply about Zambonis. I actually know what you're talking about because I have seen one at an...
• Re: Sluggish
  Historical mailing list - Eric Giroux
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 10:22:45 -0400
  ...Now, how about the old westies that had the top openned backwards? Did it improve aerodynamics? ;) �G >No lie! I drove 15 miles once...
• Re: Take a look at the new T-5 Camper.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 19:05:30 -0500
  ...need is something *I* can sleep in.Honestly, they waste all that >space above the engine in the name of frivolous things like "aerodynamics". > > > >
• Re: the back end of the Vanagon aerodynamics again
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:43:17 -0800
  Very interesting. I'd like to hear some anecdotal fuel mileage data, wouldn't you? On 3/21/06, Alistair Bell <albell@uvic.ca...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:08:28 +0000
  What is an aerodynamic front for a Westy? Do you mean the chin spoiler? Do you have a link with a photo? Todd -------------- Original...
• Re: Aerodynamics, REDO
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 20:28:41 -0400
  Wishbones? On 7/7/2013 7:51 PM, Dick Wong wrote: > Okay, I should have done this the first time. > > > > Try this. > > > > http://tinyurl...
• Re: An Early Vanagon Ad
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 7 Mar 2013 09:32:14 -0800
  ...a modern aerodynamic body." The '61 has better aerodynamics. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:34:42 +0000
  <even with these loads, these mileages are too low. Something is wrong. Is it a syncro?> No, it isn't a Syncro ( I wish...
• Re: Gotta Be a Wasserboxer!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 18:25:30 EDT
  ...But it's the van's brick-like aerodynamics that are the problem, not this engine.>> Actually the engine is the problem (along with...
• Re: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 3 Nov 2018 09:32:01 -0700
  I am not an acoustic expert but I do believe in resonance as in musical instruments and drums. I'd think most of the...