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• NVC, Full timing article.
  Historical mailing list - Evan Martin
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 01:35:47 -0500
  ...My 10 ton HINO box truck got right around 12mpg at 60-63 mph when it was new and probably didn't have as...
• Re: Speedo needle sits still sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 14 Jan 2014 08:00:25 -0800
  ...Oops, I'm speeding in a 30 mph zone. >> School zones are 20 mph, so I go 20mph clock speed (18mph actual) since >> there...
• Re: do diesel vanagons use the same speedometer as wbx vans??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:22:21 -0800
  ...82 and 83 DV speedo's read to 85 mph. I think the 83 waterboxer does too, and for sure the 84 wbxr speedo...
• Re: Project Vanagon Dyno Results & Comparison
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 19:00:49 -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...
• Re: Towing a Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Fri, 24 Oct 1997 00:11:19 -0400
  ...May it prudently be towed if the gearshift is in neutral and max speeds kept to 20-25 mph? Would this create a serious...
• Re: Tire size
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:01:18 -0400
  ...right where it had been with the 185R14s I took off, 2% off, reads just under 2 MPH low at a true 60 MPH.
• Re: Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Fri, 21 May 2004 09:21:25 -0700
  ...high speed (70 - 75 mph, vs 55 mph) greater tire flex due to relatively underinflated tires for given psig at high altitude. it would...
• Re: '89 Westy - Canadian?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 12:53:04 -0800
  ...Syncros with MPH speeometers have "1600" at the bottom -- regular 2wd versions have "800" (or 810). You can't swap the speedometers. But you...
• Re: They're GIVING Vanagons away in San Diego!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:18:34 -0800
  ...In the South Bay Area unofficial freeway commuting > speed is 80 MPH. When I commute in my 2001 V6 30V Passat I definitely > need...
• Re: Hanging it over the edge
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 08:39:49 -0600
  ...Barreling along (I too, was > doing 70 mph, mainly to keep from being run over by big truckers) in a 28 > year year old...
• Re: Here's one to rack your brains
  Historical mailing list - Brad Snyder
  Wed, 10 May 2000 16:10:51 -0400
  On Wed, 10 May 2000 10:12:50 -0700, Scott Semyan <scottse@MICROSOFT.COM> wrote: >>> ...doing about 70... > >I assume you mean MPH? If...
• Vanagon's Strange Noises
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 21 Oct 2013 20:59:39 -0500
  ...This whir sounds just like that cardboard but it begins to become noticeable around 50 mph - gets louder with more speed and disappears in...
• Re: RPM vs MPH
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 01:30:16 +0100
  Joel Walker wrote: > remember that for the 2.1 liter engines. the Max > Torque rpm is about 3400 rpm. Joel, the max torque for...
• Re: Newbie back from first camping trip!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:13:24 -0700
  ...wrote: > Coming home, going through the Santa Barbara > area, there were 2 very steep inclines, and the van slowed down to around > 37 > mph. >
• Re: Cruising Speed
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:56:42 -0700
  Zeno has a 1.9l NA Diesel and sits quite nicely at 58 MPH. I can make him go faster, but that's crossing...
• Re: GoWesty 2.4L Engine
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:27:43 -0700
  ...I can actually accelerate on the freeway going 65 mph to 85 mph. And hills WOW!!!! I can also accelerate going up hill now...
• Re: cruising speed
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 14:16:37 -0400
  >>In my ignorance I've adopted the magic number of 62 mph as a >>zero-headwind cruise speed, with a downshift to 3rd (and...
• Re: Emissions Help in VA
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 17:49:22 -0500
  ...Pasted the inspection, got tags > and I am on the road, BUT it failed the > emissions by a fair bit. > At 15 MPH: > HC...
• Re: 91 Vanagon GL Top Speed?
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 22:33:22 -0700
  I had mine up to 95 mph; but this was with a loaded trailer, coming out of the mountains, clutch in, and rear wiper...
• Re: instrument cluster swap
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 May 2004 18:47:08 -0500
  ...It should have a number there right above the MPH. It will say 820 / 806 or something similar. If the number on your Speedo...
• Exhaust mods - gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Sat, 19 May 2012 20:43:30 -0700
  ...and got 18.4 MPG at 64-67 MPH on the highway with some 45 MPH driving (about 10 miles). I used to get...
• Re: Diesel Westy Mileage/Gearing
  Historical mailing list - Michael Avrea
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 18:44:46 EST
  ...once again under 30 mph and even up to 40 mph it seems like it would go up anything (still in 3rd gear) but...
• New GRABBERS
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 11 Jan 2019 10:56:59 -0800
  ...MPH city and hit the 101 in Goleta went north to the el Capitan camp ground exit and return driving my usual 65 MPH...
• New TDI for 1999 Caravelle
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 30 Sep 1998 02:07:40 -0700
  ...hp/rpm torque(nm)/rpm 0-62 top speed(mph) 2,0 4-I 84/4300 159/2200 21,7 90 2,5 5...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 2 Sep 2017 10:30:30 -0700
  ...So with the above assumptions you should be seeing ~3,260 rpms at 70 mph. My guess is you do not really have the...
• Re: Vanagon gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:49:53 -0600
  My original speedometer was always off like yours, about 5 mph. When the speedo failed, i.e., the counters, and after spending a lot...
• Re: 91 Carat w/auto tranny - weird shifting
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 27 Jun 2014 22:19:16 -0500
  ...John On 6/27/2014 9:57 PM, James wrote: > Our '91 auto Weekender does 30 MPH at 2800-3000 rpm in second gear...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 30 May 2001 22:27:49 EDT
  ...I can get 75 mph easy in fourth at @4800, I could push it up to 85 mph at 5500 in fourth...The WBX...
• Fluctuating Idle: Solved!??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 11:14:23 -0400
  ...It shifted prematurely, shifting into second at about 10 mph and third at about 25. Also, on grades I could not get it to...
• My Hi-Performance WBX Trip Update
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 10:57:18 EDT
  ...Pound Puppy, my heavily loaded Adventurewagen topped Westfalia with bullbumpers held 50 MPH going up Parley's Pass in 3rd gear in Salt Lake...
• 5 Speed update and Re: Re: shifting from 1 to 2- reply
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 8 Mar 1999 03:58:20 PST
  ...I can go to 75 mph in fourth gear RPMs @5000 with no engine strain. The five speed better fits the various speed limits...
• Re: 91 Vanagon GL Top Speed?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 15:50:20 EDT
  ...Not even HP choppers can dream of catching you...What about fuel mileage at 154 mph cruising speed? How do you get dreams like...
• Re: Diesel Performance
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 3 May 2001 19:39:52 -0700
  ...The 1.6 diesel is just enough to run the van at 60 MPH or so on the highway if it is on level...
• Re: Boston Bobs Big Valve Engine Option III, and Engine Option II
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 4 May 2002 18:02:14 -0700
  ...Is there anything he may not be aware of? Bob, my stock automatic runs at 4000 rpms to hit 70 mph. When your big...
• Re: Operating Temperatures anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 00:45:44 +0000
  ...While some will argue, the hottest coolant temp occurs at idle (not at 70 mph)due to the lack of ram air at the...
• Re: E-Ticket ride
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:20 -0700
  Hmmmm, remind me not to tow a car with a strap at 40 mph. Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Arnott" <jrasite@EONI.COM> To...
• Re: Mileage ?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 20:30:55 PST
  ...Getting 19 MPG for 70 mph >Highway use. How does this mpg stack up to norm? > >Thanks, Robie (forever seeking one R armrest) ______________________________________________________ Get...
• Re: Diesel Holes!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 10:04:32 -0500
  ...It's happy going 55 to 60 MPH. My '75 aircooled bus didn't really like going faster than 60 either, for that matter...
• Intermittent Power Loss Problem
  Historical mailing list - Ray Gromer
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:30:04 -0400
  ...It gradually looses power so it will only go 55 mph on a flat, windless highway. Then, later, it will go 80 on a...
• High Mileage - its all been done before
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:06:32 +0000
  ...14.6 mpg in stock form, tested @ 70 mph http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/car-driver-magazine-ecomods-car-mpg-up-25-a...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:30:14 -0700
  ...On level ground, at 45 mph, the RPMs in 4th > gear were about 2400, and in 3rd gear it was about 3400. (These are...
• Apology and Safety
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Apr 96 11:25 CDT
  ...Her preference is something closer to 85 MPH than to 45 MPH, but she carried the middle leg of the return trip quite well...
• Re: Optimum WBX rpms; was RE: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 May 2010 16:47:23 -0700
  ...3.800 rpm equals 68 mph. 'livable' for what it is. as for the oil temps. I'll have to start watching that. I...
• Re: nasty AMC exhaust valve, photos here
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 24 May 2009 14:37:49 -0700
  ...You 'can' put the trans in 2nd gear at 65 mph if you want - the synchronizers will allow it ...... but if you let out...
• Re: mpg
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 12:37:53 -0600
  ...A Vanagon, or anything else, > at 70 mph at 6000' elevation, has less total drag than the same > vahicle at > sea level going the...
• Sea to Shining Sea In a Graham Paige Mdl. 57 Blue Streak or a 365 GTB/4
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:50:42 -0800
  ...As it was found out, the newly imposed 55 mph speed limit was actually slower than the quickest average speeds of point-to-point...
• Re: Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 21 May 2004 09:45:53 -0700
  ...high speed (70 - 75 mph, vs 55 mph) greater tire flex due to relatively underinflated tires for given psig at high altitude. it would...
• Insanity on our roads WAS: Re: That recent post bashing Tiico
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 19:34:20 -0400
  ...75 mph is tops in most places, and 65-70 > is more standard. I recently took I-70 from DC to Chicago and the...
• Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:03:37 -0700
  ...Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion) > OK, this is dumb but have you checked your Temp II sensor? When I hear > very low...
• Re: amphibious camper (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Wed, 18 Feb 2004 09:27:06 -0800
  ...inch engine in the rear > >Topspeed on land 60 mph on water 14 mph. > >It is 32 foot long, it has a hot tub...
• Re: 30-50 challenge
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:53:52 -0400
  ...Get in 3rd gear at 30 mph. > 3. Time full-throttle acceleration to 50 mph with a stop watch. > 4. Email to the list...
• Re: 87 syncro westfakia conversion PROPANE questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:04:03 -0600
  ...Excellent draft on the > chimney > at 50 MPH! :) You actually got that bus to 50 mph? grin, Tom-what a picture that brings to...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 4 Oct 2014 11:08:23 -0700
  ...At 45 mph CV joints/axles rotate at about 9 times per second. Mark
• Syncro Speedometer drive available
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:35:51 -0500
  ...It is for a US Syncro with MPH speedo head. It is $199 plus shipping. Let me know if you are in need. This...
• Re: placement of list stickers? [f] (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - UTCC Advisor Station W1
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 09:52:39 -0500
  > WHOOAA!!!! Now, I have heard from a close source that certain folks > with an 85 vanagon camper regularly see 85-90 mph in their...
• 5 speed eurospec tranny's
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Sat, 23 May 1998 01:54:24 -0700
  Hey, I heard that in Germany the Vanagons have 5 speeds and pull 100 mphs on the autobahn, which is about 180 kmhs. I...
• Re: vibration and oops
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Fri, 10 Apr 1998 17:42:47 -0500
  ...It was vibrating between 40 & 60 mph. I had the tires balanced and all is well. About the "oops". I inadvertently sent a message...
• Re: 133 mph WB?? BUNK!
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 09:20:17 +0100
  I guess, Robert owns an kph speedo, and he doesn't know. From experience, 136 hp on a Vanagon gives 160 kph on flat...
• Re: Cat and fuel economy
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 23:31:54 EST
  ...I can go 30 MPH!!!! --Paul--
• Re: How hard can you push a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 10:50:35 -0500
  Remember, 65 is the speed LIMIT -- not the speed MINIMUM. --------------------- Clip --------------------- In Texas drivers take that 65 mph to mean "recommended speed". They only...