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• Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 11:24:00 -0500
  <<But the Vanagon hasn't.� Still the same (maybe more) weight, same suspension, same aerodynamics.� And the load rating system for tires has not...
• Rear wipers lacking on European T3s
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 26 Oct 2002 14:33:11 +1300
  ...It's a matter of aerodynamics... it seems that the VW doesn't have a low-pressure zone over the window, so road-level...
• Re: interesting tiico advertisement...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:48:52 -0400
  I bet the highway aerodynamics are better, but the crosswinds have to suck. On Sep 14, 2006, at 11:33 PM, Florian Speier wrote...
• Re: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 2 Nov 2018 11:46:48 -0700
  ...2018 8:16 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Aerodynamics? > > I’ve read a lot of threads but not this idea of...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:55:18 -0700
  ...COM Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 1:56 PM Subject: Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top) ________________________________ From: Danny C...
• Re: van aerodynamics, was Re: BenT's dream vanagon now for sale
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:42:22 -0800
  ...From what little I know about aerodynamics, removing that six inches up front and moving it back to mid-cabin would probably be an...
• Re: aerodynamics (Seriously...)
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Wed, 01 May 1996 10:42:18 -0700
  ...Conerning bus aerodynamics... While I was at NASA-Ames they were testing an 18-wheeler in the big wind tunnel, with simple slab-like...
• Re: Aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 14:47:35 -0400
  It's forcing me to sign in to Google then it's denying me access. On 7/7/2013 1:47 PM, Dick Wong...
• Re: van aerodynamics - Original Campmobil Spoiler
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:15:22 -0500
  I surprised no one has mentioned the stock "Spoiler" for the Type 2 (aka Vanagon) Campmobil that was installed instead of the traditional "Luggage...
• Re: Westy Drag Coeff?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 22:07:52 -0700
  Yeah, didnt he say something about improving the aerodynamics of the bottom of the vanagon? Talked about building fiberglass shell to cover up the...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:59:26 -0700
  ...COM Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 1:56 PM Subject: Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top) ________________________________ From: Danny C...
• Re: NVC, Full timing article.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 06:23:30 -0400
  ...when it was new and probably didn't have as good aerodynamics as some diesel pushers. E. ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 21:29:03 +1300
  >Those pics are good. I'd be inclined to make a plug to fit the empty >luggage rack, but... > >I have been bitten on...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:21:53 -0400
  Can someone pmail the pic to me as an attachment? I had heard that someone made one before... one look at the space shuttle...
• Re: friday - vanagon content, some people's taste...
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:38:28 -0700
  On 10/23/2009 12:43 PM Dave Mcneely wrote: > Also, and this would > have been a real bummer for aerodynamics, an external sunshade...
• Re: Dometic Refrig finally working on gas
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Sun, 27 Apr 97 16:01:00 PDT
  ...4/27/97 4:07 PM could change the aerodynamics of the cavity. After cleaning things out well, with the refrig still running on...
• Re: Cardboard Air Deflector Thread?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 11:19:21 -0800
  ...the way, I have learned to respect German engineering, although the > aerodynamics of the Vanagon, let's be honest, is somewhat questionable ... do > these...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:32:12 -0600
  I remember him reporting 27mpg at pretty high speeds. Florian On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 11:41 AM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com...
• Re: is anyone going to roast a turkey in the van?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:26:19 -0800
  ...Better aerodynamics maybe? ;) Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline...
• Re: Why no HP upgrades?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 May 2012 20:25:54 -0700
  ...Srsly? I know little about aerodynamics -- can such a dinky little bit of plastic make such a big difference? Why am I not using...
• Re: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 1 Nov 2018 10:46:01 -0700
  I don't think there's an easy way the reduce wind noise in general, unless you're talking about whistling noises due window...
• Re: aerodynamics (Seriously...)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 29 Apr 96 14:16:00 CDT
  On Mon, 29 Apr 1996 14:08:16 -0500 <Porter_Fred%PAX9@mr.nawcad.navy.mil> said: >This is similar to why golf balls...
• Re: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 3 Nov 2018 07:25:56 -0700
  ...2018 8:16 PM >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Subject: Re: Aerodynamics? >> >> I’ve read a lot of threads but not this idea of...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:33:33 -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?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 1 Nov 2018 21:15:38 -0400
  ...2018 12:46 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Aerodynamics? > > I don't think there's an easy way the reduce wind...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 28 Apr 2016 07:42:24 -0400
  ...Long obsolete for poor aerodynamics, but they are an > > effective early form of air conditioning. > > > >
• Re: Fwd: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:56:10 -0800
  ...Said the thing was pretty scary at speed because it wanted to fly due to it's shape....At that speed, aerodynamics are more...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - English II, Bill
  Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:26:21 -0700
  ...I don't get any sense of saving gas with alterations to the van aerodynamics. Bill Santa Cruz Mountains, Boulder Creek, South of Big...
• Re: Moon discs?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:03:43 -0700
  ...usually aluminum hubcaps, like for dry lake bed race cars, for aerodynamics, like in the 50's. and there are Baby Moon hubcaps. so...
• Re: Back again!
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 20:59:23 EDT
  ...passing those Suburbans instead due to the lower weight and better aerodynamics. I'll bet that roof rack can get you going even faster...
• Re: Aero mod to Westy roof
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 9 Dec 2012 20:13:19 -0700
  ...He uses it a little like an enclosed storage space, with the tri-purpose of better aerodynamics and noise abatement. bob
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:38:38 -0600
  On 10/19/04 12:37 PM, "Dennis Wood" <guskersthecat@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > At this point the golfers will chime in with the dimpled...
• Re: Vanagon Spoiler
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 14 May 1996 16:39:04 -0400
  ...calling a spoiler... >But does your vanagon really have good enough aerodynamics and go fast enough to cause >lift? Well, its really not a...
• Re: pop-up vs. high top
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 11:23:53 -0700
  ...on the road compared to the pop-top campers? < Juli, The aerodynamics of the top are a consideration. In my case I haven't...
• Re: interesting tiico advertisement...(BurningMan pics?)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 01:32:23 EDT
  In a message dated 9/15/06 1:00:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, kimbrennan@MAC.COM writes: > I bet the highway aerodynamics are...
• aerodynamics..NVC
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:44:38 -0700
  The Porsches did have poor aerodynamics. That wing on the back of the later 928s was an attempt to improve it's poor co...
• Re: better gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 11:35:16 -0400
  ...The aerodynamics just aren't there. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si
• Re: aerodynamics (Seriously...)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 96 22:50 CDT
  >But I would guess that the main reason for buses getting lower gas mileage >than a same-weight sedan, and especially that little round...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:09:08 -0700
  ...rack for my 85 tin top and wanted to factor in aerodynamics into the decision.� Of course, it might "blow" off all the empirical...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:09:09 -0600
  ...K., I've seen all sorts of formulas and explanations for aerodynamics and > drag. What I haven't seen is actual numbers for a...
• Re: Aerodynamics, REDO
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 17:01:45 -0700
  neat , so what do you think ? and how effective... helps the boundary layer air detach from the vehilce with less turbulence, hence less dray...
• Re: Moon discs?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:17:44 -0700
  ...I think they would look pretty good and they would help your van's aerodynamics. I doubt that anyone can drive a van at...
• Why are campers higher at the rear?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 12:17:32 -0600
  ...Does it have something to do with improving the aerodynamics of the top? Then why is there no different part #? Besides curiosity, I ask...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:15:56 -0500
  ...COM > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 1:56 PM > Subject: Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top) > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Danny C...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!(LVC)
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:50:54 -0400
  ...a> Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 8:53 am Subject: Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon! </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">In the...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:29:06 -0400
  Great! A Westy that looks like a blow fish! It might even be an improvement......... Andrew Grebneff wrote: >> Those pics are good. I'd...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:23:58 -0700
  On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 6:56 AM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > So you're saying reducing under-body air flow...
• Re: Vanagon spoiler
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 14 May 1996 14:18:39 -0700
  ...calling a spoiler... >But does your vanagon really have good enough aerodynamics and go fast >enough to cause lift? I think he's talking...
• Re: Cardboard Air Deflector Thread?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 08:16:28 -0700
  ...the way, I have learned to respect German engineering, although the > aerodynamics of the Vanagon, let's be honest, is somewhat questionable ... do > these...
• Re: Roof Racks
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:22:14 -0500
  ...I use an oak or ash handrail for the aerodynamics. :) My fake rain gutters have been permanent since '89. I routinely haul hefty Royalex...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:33:02 -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: New Vanagon Body Effects
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 20:24:09 -0800
  ...suspended for exceeding bandwidth!) > or 1-800-289-5488. > or > Kaminari Aerodynamics > 12842 Joy St. > Garden Grove, CA 92640 > (714) 741-9360 > > but i...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!(LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 23:05:30 +0200
  In that case why not make a nose instead ? I remember a movie with Jim Carrey a few years back, -I think it was...
• Re: MPG and AC - Mythbusters
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:03:06 -0400
  ...R-12 or R-134a? Modern variable displacement compressor? What difference does the inside/outside temperature differential make? Were the aerodynamics of the vehicle...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:31:07 -0700
  Neat! And similar to a car with a "rumble seat" you could have people sitting on the "back porch" enjoying the view! (no disrespect...
• Re: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 3 Nov 2018 09:40:05 -0500
  ...2018 8:16 PM > >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >> Subject: Re: Aerodynamics? > >> > >> I’ve read a lot of threads but not this idea of...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:51:15 -0400
  An excellent picture. Note that the Westy has significant turbulence over the top (the laminar lines break up almost immeadiately over the luggage rack...
• Re: alloy wheel centers--was Three Items
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:56:55 -0800
  ...http://www.qadas.com/~kanas <http://www.qadas.com/%7Ekanas> > > Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines -- Enzo Ferrari
• Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:18:08 -0400
  This is part 2 in my aerodynamic MPG ramblings (Yes, I've already slowed down and got 600 miles out of the last 12...
• Re: Fw: Car Top Case
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 17:43:41 -0400
  ...I think already experiences high air pressure because of the inherent aerodynamics of a Vanagon Westfalia. I do not know for sure that this...