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• Re: Bad gas milleage
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:56:23 -0700
  ...I > remember before the head rebult, the rpm was 3,800 at 65 mph, and slightly > over 4,000 rpm at 70 mph. I...
• Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 22:52:23 +0200
  > I would say >>112 mph in a vanagon is not only dangerous for you >but for any child >riding in a car on the...
• Speedometer vs Tach
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 00:04:04 -0500
  ...3700 yields 65 MPH. and 3000 rpm yields about 60 MPH. At 70 it seems to be straining a bit. Much more so than...
• Volgon (was Re :75 mph......)
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 10:22:49 +0200
  Hi ! FWIW my -88 Vanagon with a 2.1 litre Volvo engine will run 90 mph ( on my speedometer ;-) ) without problems the max power...
• Re: Is the pop top really worth it? I hear they are noisey
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 10:28:41 -0500
  ...Polak wrote: > My rack starts the farting at around 80 mph. I dunno what mine does at 80 mph. My van won't go...
• Re: 2.6 SA engine kit
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 08:03:30 -0800
  ...On 2/26/03 9:24 PM, "Chris S" <mrvolkswagen@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: >> The car would cruise 90+ Mph all day which >> translated to...
• Re: "green" cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 11:01:43 -0600
  ...I've done many 55/60 mph Westfalia trips on windy days when the occasional 70 mph I could reach was a real rush...
• Re: Some Engine Conversions (fomerly "TO WATERBOXER OR NOT"??)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 19:11:16 +0100
  Robert Lilley wrote: > I can take 5th gear down to @35mph @ 1500 RPMs and up to past 80 mph > smoothly. > 4th gear can go...
• Re: hi-speed hijinks
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 13 Jul 94 8:29:50 PDT
  ...Since everyone is doing it, here are the maximum speeds I have achieved... ============================================================================= David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (90 mph, big downhill...
• Re: Speedometer and odometer accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Neal Capener
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 21:13:56 -0800
  My speedometer is a rather sad affair. "84 Westy: Speedo reading 95 mph, GPS says 55 mph. That is also top speed..... Neal
• more gearing (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Thu, 13 May 1999 18:04:48 -0400
  ...5.86 Final @ 60 mph with 195/70-14's 4135 rpms 5.43 Final @ 60 mph with 195/70-14's 3830 rpms...
• Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 10:36:13 -0700
  Hi Chris, My '85 is *capable of 80 mph plus, but after searching archives on various VW websites, just after buying my '85, I...
• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Parker Beeson
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 20:34:11 -0600
  Bruce said, "101 MPH Vanagon!" Even at that it would still take you 9 hours to cross Texas. Can't say I blame you...
• Re: 91 Vanagon GL Top Speed?
  Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 13:22:37 -0500
  I've had my '87 up to an indicated 103 mph once, I don't like to push it above 95 mph. It's...
• Re: poptop insulation idea
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:50:57 -0600
  ...Utah at least 60 mph gusts-no problem, sustained winds ???? Pax, Tom Buese-wind can ruin a perfectly good campout, kinda like Wyoming
• Re: Cross-country trip report
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:57:05 -0700
  What are your RPMs at 60 & 70 MPH?� Thanks.� M >________________________________ >From: Gary Bawden <goldfieldgary@GMAIL.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Sent: Thursday, July...
• Re: low cost Load D tires found?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:04:28 -0600
  ...I've never had one, driven on one that was "only rated at 87 mph". Mine have all been 40 mph. bob > Wow speed...
• Alternator warning light problem
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 00:15:18 +0100
  ...At 70 mph the light was fully on, constantly glowing bright red. Just below 60 mph it went out. In between it flickered, gathering...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 22:00:45 -0800
  ...5th. > > Fourth (4th) gear goes out to 65 mph comfortably and can go to 70 mph. > Without a loaded down Westy, I can go...
• top speed for this vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 21:05:16 -0600
  ...First off is don't try this in your stock van, and anything above 115 mph in a Vanagon if its capable would not...
• Re: Regarding an implant of the 1.8liter inline four...From the thread off the digest..
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:42:02 -0700
  ...AAP at 3500 rpm = 68 mph in 5th, 55 mph in 4th DX at 3500 rpm = 61 mph in 5th, 46 mph in 4th...
• Re: tach in an 85
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 23:00:38 -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...
• Re: Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 19:04:56 +0000
  ...Avg speed, around 68 mph. All interstate driving. 50 - 75 mph. Jim
• power drag etc
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 11:14:12 -0700
  ...speed for his Vanagon Westy you might look at claims of "feelings of reserve power at 80 mph" with some scepticism. He calculated a...
• Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 01:51:01 EDT
  ...It sucks (pun intended) because I can't get more than 89,783 mpg when I go any speed above 426.79 mph.>> I...
• Re: "Re: Speedo error"
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 06 Jun 95 13:42:12 CDT
  ...but that's 70.4 mph at 4200, and my trip computer shows 71, but the speedo shows about 75 mph. now ... since you...
• Re: Vanagon Safety - Stopping Distance?
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 12:50:22 -0500
  ...From 60 mph ............... 178 From 80 mph ............... 297 Overall brake rating .... very good Ok, so from 60 to 0 is 178 feet, 80 to...
• Wheels, Tires and thePhysics, true speed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 00:23:16 EST
  ...For example if you are traveling 70 MPH, you are > really traveling 66 MPH. This is ambiguous. What do you mean? Do you mean...
• Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 09:05:09 -1000
  > Is it that unusual for a Vanagon > Westfalia to cruise at 75 MPH? Mine will cruise at 75 to 80 easily... I don't...
• Re: Additional questions ... trip x-country is going great but...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 21:32:59 -0500
  > I actually > seem to > get better mileage with the A/C on at 55 mph than at 65 without A/C > > Does this make...
• Re: souping up the 1.9L or 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 19:01:03 -0800
  > I'll be watching for that White Westy with a plastic bag being dropped > out the window at 70 mph. Make that 85 MPH...
• Re: speedo/odo off
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:38:59 -0700
  My van usually reads 20 to 30 mph to high! I might actually use it for reference if it where only 4 mph off...
• Re: thread on underpowered?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 20 Apr 94 21:15:44 CDT
  ...4000 rpm 4.3 min/liter => 18.1 mpg at 67.0 mph 3800 rpm 5.1 min/liter => 20.4 mpg at 63...
• Re: Speedometer vs Tach
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 00:30:25 -0600
  ...3700 > yields 65 MPH. and 3000 rpm yields about 60 MPH. > > At 70 it seems to be straining a bit. Much more so than...
• Re: 15" wheels effect on speedometer?
  Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 12:06:10 -0400
  ...mph it should take 60 seconds > At 72 mph it should take 50 seconds. > etc. > > Divide the seconds into 3600 to get the mph...
• Re: KMH / MPH speedometer face available?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 08:52:40 -0400
  ...There are no MPH equivalents on the face. Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 19:01:29 -0700 >From: Cary Chiang...
• Re: '80 Westfalia-- best way to drive over passes
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 08:57:28 -0600
  ...60 second = 1 mile , spedo says 60 MPH. Then just as a game I do ten mile markers at 70 mph and calculate it...
• Re: 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:02:43 -0700
  ...180 MPH Speedo > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Sunday, August 31, 2008, 11:48 PM > > Where can I find the 180 MPH Vanagon...
• Re: "green" cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 18 Feb 2004 09:22:04 -0500
  ...When I drove my Honda Civic from Michigan to Colorado, I noticed that driving in 75 mph states was more fatiguing than driving in...
• Re: oil pressure question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Sep 1994 10:13:31 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Startup Cruising (about 60 MPH) Hill Climbing 65 (60deg F) 40-50 (after warmup) 30-40 (3rd gear,45-50 mph,5-7%grade...
• 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Todd P Last
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:48:30 -0700
  Where can I find the 180 MPH Vanagon speedometer shown on this Vanagon for sale? (Take a look at the photo which shows the...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 12 May 2002 21:09:33 -0500
  ...going 100 mph---I want to know I'm doing 100 mph----- ALL-- world speed record's are set at MPH by the FIM...
• Re: better gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 15 May 2008 22:50:23 -0700
  I went from an indicated 70 mph to an indicated 65 mph and got about 1/2 mpg better. Actually speeds are about 4...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 01:28:06 -0400
  ...When the >speedometer reads 70 mph I am actually only doing 60. I don't get it. 1984 and '85 up through December '84...
• Re: Speedometer and 15/65/205 Tires/Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:38:01 -0400
  ...The tires you are now using are near enough the same size that you still should not be more than a few mphs off...
• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 12:35:47 -0500
  ...Here in Iowa we're generally dealing with persons who drive as slow as 60 mph, with the prevailing speed around 70-75 mph...
• Re: Tire size
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:39:10 -0600
  ...My speedo was off 4 mph on those (and the originals). Now with 215/75/15s the speedo is pretty much exactly right on...
• Re: Coffesions of a speeder what kind of gas milage do you see at 75 MPH
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 09:40:56 -0800
  ...I try no to go over 75 mph. You did not mention what you were driving? Steve Johnson ' 91 Carat -----Original Message----- From: Robert...
• Re: KMH / MPH speedometer face available?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 10:26:24 -0700
  ...It goes to 120 mph too :-) I know the tach from the cluster works in the vanagon, but not suyre about the speedo. It...
• Re: RPM
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 20:24:58 -0700
  ...3800-3900 in my automatic nets me 65 MPH and finds me > > wishing for an overdrive - but the torque probably isn't there. > > > > -Blaine...
• Thinking about the 5 speed tranny switch?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 19:47:21 PST
  For those thinking about the five speed swap here are some MPH ranges for my 5 speed with my engine The following is the...
• Re: 130 mph in a vanagon, what MPG?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 18:28:28 -0800
  ...While the fuel consumption per minute may be 4 times as great at 130 mph versus 65, the distance traveled in that time is...
• Re: 2WD 5-speed transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Sarriugarte
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 13:02:36 -0700
  ...Then your mph/1000 rpm is 18.5. If you take 18.5 times 4.1055 you get 76. This is your magic number...
• Re: 130mph in a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 08:07:25 -0800
  ...It APPEARS to be reading 0 mph. Take a look at it again. See that little black dot under the "0" in the 10...
• Re: Bad has milleage
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 10:50:11 -0700
  ...Actually what I mean was at 65 mph, rpm was 3,900, at 70 mph it went up to about 4,100 rpm. It...
• Re: Vanagon Stickers
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Kweder
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 22:53:09 EST
  Ha, 22 MPH I wish. It takes me about 2 minutes just to reach 22 MPH, which means I don't really need radar...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:46:13 -0600
  ...Results so far are...consistant 23.5 mph at 1000 feet or lower on the highway at 60 mph At 3000 ft it gets...
• Re: TACH READING AT 60 MPH ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:22:24 -0400
  ...TACH READING AT 60 MPH ? MY 89 Vanagn Westy automatic reads 4000rpm on tach at 60 MPH. Is that normal? Or is something slipping...
• for your entertainment ... a short story
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 14 Jan 95 03:00:17 CST
  ...the results show the speedo to be only 1 mph off at 60 mph, well within specifications. back to the shop, call the customer...
• THAT slow??? was: Synchro Power?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 08:11:29 -0500
  Wow-- Our 1982 Westy is no speed demon, but we generally can hang with 45-50 mph (third gear, wound up) on long grades...