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• Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
  Historical mailing list - Evil Pig
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 13:23:03 -0700
  ...Now, I rarely cruise above 100km/h, and never above > >110 except to pass. > >======================== > >Shawn Wright > >Computer Systems Manager > >Shawnigan Lake School > >http://www...
• Re: Reduced oil temperatures.. what's the max?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 10:19:35 -0700
  ...The Audi 2.0L with a Digifant II > head in my Syncro Multivan runs at 250F (120C) on the highway at 100km/h and...
• Vanagon Trakka conversion - hot water problem
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Dauth
  Tue, 13 Aug 1996 15:23:38 +0800
  ...of water to the radiator in 100km, believing it to be normal in the heat.) Eventually it dumped all radiator water into the tank...
• Quick tire/wheel/trip update
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 5 Aug 2010 11:05:06 -0600
  ...GPS shows my speedo is now off about 5% at 100km/h, and mileage appears to be suffering, but won't really know until...
• Re: Vanagon not as fast as you think
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 17:58:53 -0700
  ...When my TriStar says 94km/h on the speedometer I am really doing 100km/h - to get the true odometer, multiply distance travelled by...
• Re: SA GRILL
  Historical mailing list - Renier Marais
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 14:12:48 +0200
  ...h 14,4sec top speed 159 km/h 11,94 liters/100km 85 liter petroltank fuel range 508 km It comes standard with an...
• Re: 1.9 TD in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 31 Dec 1998 14:01:05 -0500
  ...for a reasonable engine life of maybe 150Kmi on the diesel, 100Kmi on the gas and half that on a used engine. (Depending on...
• Re: Dual Carbs in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 19:54:50 -0700
  ...idea who makes them. > They are VERY thirsty about 15L per 100km. When you tromp on the pedal you > can here this great sucking...
• Trip report: Peterborough to Welland
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Elia
  Mon, 18 May 1998 22:29:30 +0000
  ...But vans belong on the road, right? Off we went, me keeping my usual 100km/h speed cap, with no radio to interfere with...
• Re: Awesome new Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:39:56 -0800
  ...about 13 L/100km for the gas vs. 9 for the TDI. Anyone venture a guess why? Anthony '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) Stephen Overmyer...
• Re: New T3 - engine options.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 01:46:22 -0800
  ...auto transmission (5spd) I get 7,5 to > 11 liters per 100km in my Vanagon, corresponding to the weight of my > right foot :-) > What...
• Re: Increasing fuel economy/decreasing con$umption
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 23 May 2008 19:47:42 -0700
  ...i've always suspected that vw designed all their cars for 100kmph and > 500km range ... and then put the properly sized gas tank to...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:39:40 -0800
  ...The V8 gasoline Touareg has 350hp and the V10 Diesel Touareg has 313hp - the *Diesel* will win in a 0 to 100km/h sprint...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: TIICO vs. CA
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 10:33:41 -0800
  ...that > > it would take 5 Golfs to equal the pollution per 100km that one Suburban > > produces... If you really want to get down to...
• Re: Vanagon land speed record
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 19:43:48 -0800
  ...and literally sailed for about 2h and pulled in about 6L/100km! David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC...
• New manifold and carb report
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 30 May 2003 18:51:09 -0700
  ...I just returned from a 5 hour drive and my first tank of gas shows 20 mpg (11 L/100kms) at highway speeds of...
• Re: Subaru Engines (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 30 May 2004 01:01:56 -0500
  ...pig who sits on > 90kmh on the straights on a twisty 100kmh highway, slowing to 70 for > the slightest HINT of a bend, not...
• 83' Worries Me
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jul 1996 19:17:12 -0700
  ...So much to my shagrin I was forced to drive back out the "hell road", west another 100km, and then 60km down ANOTHER forestry...
• Re: MT Speed Limit
  Historical mailing list - Michael B. Harrnacker
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 21:32:14 -0800
  ...I had great fun with my Audi 90 Sport Quattro a few summers back. > Average speed over 5 hours [exactly] was 100km/h. This...
• Re: Syncro and Long Trip w/o Front Drive Shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 10:38:35 -0300
  ...I could > be wrong with my theory but, if there VC is speed dependant when it locks > then 0km/h + 100km/h = locked VC...
• Re: Digifant 21. MV High Fuel Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 May 2009 18:29:45 -0400
  ...For 183 km I burned 24.5 litres 13.3 litres/100km. And for my American friends ... 17.3 mi/gal (US). I was...
• Re: Alternator Light
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 20:24:37 -0700
  ...was the > original brushes that had finally worn out. > Happened about 100kms from home but the good old > original battery that > was 7 years...
• Re: Manual or AT?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 20:48:12 -0400
  ...On my > last trip, the temperature was not bad and I got a gas mileage of > 20usg/mille(11.75L/100km) (Westy 87). I...
• Re: Metric spellings, abbreviations
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:25:49 +1300
  ...How about fuel-consumption? Some magazines use l/100km, which is ridiculous. Others use km/l, which is fine with me, but I still...
• Re: fastest vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Road Camper
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:43:03 -0700
  ...Wed, 29 Aug 2001 20:49:34 -0700 > >Three digits is possible - I do 100km/h all the time! Seriously though I >have had...
• Bostig Zetec in my Dehler Syncro 16
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:03:04 -0700
  ...The best I got was 8.6 L/100kms (27 mpg) and the worst was 13 L/100 kms (18 mpg). This is a...
• Trip Mileage Report Audi 2.0 litre conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Sat, 21 May 2005 20:24:46 -0400
  ...27mpg (22.5mpg US) on the way there driving 90 to 100km/h (55 to 60mph). 24mpg (20mpg US) driving 100 to 110 km...
• Re: Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Brenton Tait
  Fri, 8 May 2009 06:14:45 +0200
  ...16,11 l/100km at 100 km/h .................. 11,33 Power/mass ratio (W/kg) .............. 56,50 Mech. noise at 100 km/h (dBA...
• Re: Friday: New VW Engine--it's Miller (cycle) time
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 12:32:23 -1000
  ...that is 100km of travel on one liter of fuel. About a dozen years ago. ( 2004 to be exact ) Tiny 2 cylinder diesel ..800cc...
• Speedometer cable -- trip report to the Okanagan
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:29:59 -0700
  ...Drove about 3600rpm (=100km/h on flat terrain) The oil pressure (first regular oil change just before the trip, third after rebuilt) was slowly...
• Re: FS: '90 wolfsburg Syncro TDI
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:12:17 -0800
  ...d need a TALL diff ratio or be unable to break 100kmh! -- Regards Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator Mollusc, Toyota & VW van...
• Re: Digifant 21. MV High Fuel Consumption
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 18 May 2009 22:18:13 -0700
  --- On Mon, 5/18/09, Dave Arthur <dave.arthur@NSCC.CA> wrote: > > For 183 km I burned 24.5 litres 13.3 litres/100km...
• Re: Was: ...talk me out of buying diesel Vanagon?.... Now: gear ratios
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:28:28 -0800
  ...Both give about 3300rpm at 100km/h - 62mph or so with 195/75R14 tires IIRC. The gear ratio chart is on my website (see...
• How do you tell if you have 4.86 or 5.43 differentials?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 22:55:05 -0700
  ...The tires are 215/85R16 - circa 30.3" tall With a GPS reading 100km/h, the tachometer says 3050 rpm in 4th The transmission...
• Re: anybody have 1.9TD w/ air cooled tranny
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Wed, 1 Feb 2006 15:51:18 -0700
  ...Objectively, comparing with my 2.5l I5 T4 Westy with 4sp auto (gearing is very similar; both cruise 100km/h at 3000rpm) hills that...
• Re: 83' Worries Me
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jul 1996 21:06:03 +0000
  ...So much to my shagrin I was forced to drive > back out the "hell road", west another 100km, and then 60km down ANOTHER > forestry...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 17:26:34 -0700
  ...Very fast, still lots of lowend with the cam and 7.0L / 100km on a 1000kg vechical. In the next few weeks I will...
• Re: Condensor for 90A alternator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 12:57:41 -0400
  ...Since my mileage is ok at about 12liters/100km, or 23 mpg imperial / 20mpg US, I suspect it is functioning somewhat. (mileage for mixed...
• Re: Metric this, metric that
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 15:59:32 +0000
  ...I've gotten real use to kilometres per hour and my other car gets 5.3 litres per 100km (or 55 mpg) on 130hp...
• UPDATE #1: Vanagon auxiliary fuel tank build
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:09:34 -0800
  ...The tank design that I have as of now is 60.7L (16 gallons) capacity, so for the Diesel people at 10L per 100km...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions changed to measurements
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:11:09 -0700
  ...That's a car that will travel 100km ( 62.1 miles ) on one liter of fuel ( just a bit over a qt ) . They did...
• Re: RX7 oil cooler, anybody else install one?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 28 May 2002 22:33:50 -0700
  ...Cruising along at 100km/h on the flats it is about 105C and driving up a long 8 to 10 degree grade I can...
• Re: Gearing and 15" Wheels....
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 17:49:50 -0700
  ...1-4 gears on my Syncro - I can still drive at 100km/h except for the hills that will require 3rd most of the...
• Re: petrol consumption
  Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 10:58:21 +1100
  ...11.2 l/100km [25.2 MPG] in combined highway/city driving. By: Using Optimax high octane (98) unleaded - do you have that in...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:18:13 -0800
  ...Touareg has 313hp - the *Diesel* will win in a 0 to 100km/h sprint as it >> has 553ft.lbs or torque at 1800 rpm...
• Help! '88 Clutch problem (I'm back...;)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 13:22:38 -0800
  ...How bad is it to continue driving say another 100kms? (I really need 2 vehicles for the next few days until I can pull...
• Re: Photo of Fast Forward's prototype Vanagon ALH [TDI] Conversion Kit
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 21:43:46 -0400
  ...It is less than 8L/100Km. It is more than 600Km per tank. What a dream? I guess every Westy owner should have a...
• Re: T6 camper debuts
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 17 Jun 2015 00:37:13 +0000
  ...T5/6, that I think does as good as 6-7l/100km (about 30mpg). That's comparable to compact cars! On Tuesday, June 16...
• Re: Bought an SVX for the motor.......but I like the car too much to rip the heart out
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 8 May 2002 21:52:41 +1200
  ...172kW (132hp) @5600 Torque 304nm (good) @4800 0-100kmh (0-64mph): 7.6s 0-400m (standing quarter): 15.6s Fuel consumption: 20.6 imp...
• Re: Bostig Zetec in my Dehler Syncro 16
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:41:26 -0400
  ...The best I got was 8.6 L/100kms (27 mpg) and the > worst was 13 L/100 kms (18 mpg). This is a...
• Re: crashing....
  Historical mailing list - Ian Astbury
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:45:45 +1000
  ...if it would help if I ran into a truck at 100km/h tho'... Often wondered why bull bars are never seen in rural...
• Repowering madness, is this workable?
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 13:36:17 -0600
  ...I also know it could no longer yield 44.4 mpg at 74.4 mph (5.3liters/100km @ 120 k/hr) as it does...
• 6,000 km trip: No Problems
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 29 Aug 1998 15:36:38 PDT
  ...My carburetor never missed a beat and I averaged about 12 liters/100kms or about 19.5 mpg (spot on the MPG Survey results...
• Re: Overlands Diesel Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 04:48:34 -0500
  ...tall tires to get the RPMs down to 3000 RPM at >100km/h - the van had no problems with this tire size and I...
• Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:26:40 -0800
  ...If someone can say that one of those gearings can obtain less than 3000RPM at 100km/h that would really great! And yes I...
• Road Test 1984 SA Oettinger Microbus
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 05 Dec 95 14:32:09 CST
  ...131 153 Fuel Consumption (litres/100km): 60 km/h .......................... 7,57 8,14 80 km/h .......................... 8,77 9,07 100 km/h ......................... 10...
• Re: gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 16:39:52 -0700
  ...Our average gas consumption was 20.6 mpgUS (11.8 litre/100km). Larry > > > > rob passehl wrote: > > > > > what kind of gas milage should i expect...
• Re: Fuel Consumption question
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 09:55:32 -0500
  ...I am getting 19.8 litres per 100km. First, I was told by my dad's truck mechanic to fill up the tank. He...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 23:09:13 -0700
  Our 84 Westfalia gets 10L per 100km - I'll let you do the conversion here to get MPG: The stats of the van to...
• Re: How do you tell if you have 4.86 or 5.43 differentials?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:05:08 -0400
  ...I need to install a new transmission in my camper. > >The tires are 215/85R16 - circa 30.3" tall > >With a GPS reading 100km...