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  • Re: 666 torque, say no more - NVC ;^D
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:33:15 -0700
    ...So if it's designed to do ............whatever it is, 360 hp at 2,500 rpm ........ it's probably barely loafing along pushing that...
  • misc (mpg, transmission, driving habits.)
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:44:04 -0400
    ...3.3 H6 3.3 H6 weight 3428 lbs 3650 lbs 4000 lbs HP 231 240 240 MPG 18-30mpg 16-17 mpg 15...
  • Re: Made the mistake of checking compression
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 5 Sep 2012 22:25:30 -0400
    ...Using 150 as a benchmark I figure I'm running about 78% of original HP of 82, or 64 HP, and about 91 ft...
  • Hippie Vans?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 9 Apr 2015 06:33:47 -0700
    ...time, long long ago, crossing the western states aboard a 1957 36 hp splittie at about 30mph, with them as our only music.... I...
  • Re: 5 cyl Vanagon/f
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 12 Jun 1995 06:49:53 -0400 (EDT)
    ...The usual answer...Uh...I saw one in a catalogue and read the HP ratings.... or sometimes we here.. Duh...I drove one at...
  • FWIW - thread on car sound absorbing, cheap "dynamat"
    Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
    Tue, 26 Sep 1995 11:53:23 -0400
    ...21 Aug 1995 16:50:03 GMT > Organization: olympus.net > Lines: 36 > Message-ID: <nperson-2108950948590001@papm003.olympus.net> > References: <DDn7p3.Inv@gpu.utcc...
  • Book values: VW Vans 76-93
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 21 Apr 94 17:15:53 EDT
    ...Year, Model, Type; Loan, Fair, Good, Excl; trim level; engine DSP/HP; deductions and adds. Source: The Gold Book via WCN online Market Values...
  • The DGF and Vanagons was Re: Diesels
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 13 Sep 1995 14:20:03 -0700
    ...As a side note, I have also noticed both the (DGF) and the (DGF/IDL) while driving my 36hp '57 Single Cab. Do y...
  • Re: Coolant question
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Thu, 3 Jul 2014 21:21:20 -1000
    ...Granted, we're running a 700 HP, 360 cu in >> Chevy V8 that runs on alcohol, but the concept is the same: improving the...
  • Re: Oldest
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 7 Oct 2011 15:48:54 -0500
    ...the late 70's-moi only 62. >>> >>> 1st bus was a 36 hp 1960 Panel in 1968-paid $262.50-asking price $275, >>> offer...
  • bilge blower speed control - HOW?
    Historical mailing list - Holly and Chris Mills
    Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:42:35 -0800
    ...Bought two Atwood 3" bilge blowers today. $17.36 each if you're curious. Plan on replacing my single cneter mounted VW aux blower...
  • Re: Instant Horse Power Update
    Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
    Sun, 14 May 2000 23:21:47 EDT
    ...The profile is still small when compared to profiles used in T1 engines that make similar or more HP (smaller sized T1 engines make...
  • Re: VW Van turns 60.
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 4 Jun 2010 20:28:33 -0700
    ...Eastern Daylight Time, > scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM writes: > > split case trans, 36 hp. > bought it for $ 160 with no engine in Tucson AZ, in about...
  • Re: Tire question
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Wed, 15 Jul 1998 17:38:28 -0700
    ...Non-HP-ray.wei (ray.wei@US.PWCGLOBAL.COM) at HP-Roseville,mimegw3 Date: 7/15/98 3:38 PM Steven, Tire on Vanagon...
  • Re: TIICO/ABA engine question
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:41:40 -0800
    ...lbs of torque right off idle and 165 hp up top - > no > >> > >> nasty turbo required! =) > >> > >> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:36 AM...
  • Re: Front Heater Control Valve Replacement Tricks?
    Historical mailing list - Vince P.
    Wed, 24 May 2000 16:31:54 -0700
    ...vince_pappalardo@HP.COM Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; Stuart MacMillan Subject: Re: Front Heater Control Valve Replacement Tricks? At 16:36 5/24...
  • Re: Possible...Overheating-Rebuilding engines.
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:23:47 -0700
    ...crank > disassembly. "What? Mom? I can't put an engine crank in your oven?") I > rebuilt a 36 HP VW engine as an early...
  • Re: New generation of vw busses (T5 photos)
    Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
    Sat, 30 Nov 2002 09:03:08 -0500
    ...Saturday, November 30, 2002 1:36 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: New generation of vw busses (T5 photos) Those vans look...
  • bug o' rama report
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Mon, 27 May 1996 06:49:55 -0700
    ...NOS fuel reserve tap, NOS barndoor reflectors, 25 hp oil filler, 2 H4 headlamps, ambulance fan, crank-start crank and nut, a couple very...
  • Michelin Tire Experiences
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 7 Dec 2006 19:22:34 +0000
    ...Tire was Wrangler HP- 215/65-16 (Fun Bus). My last motor home had warranty adjustments for a blow out and 3 out of...
  • Re: New Engine Needed
    Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
    Fri, 26 Apr 2002 09:51:43 -0600
    ...Iliff Denver, CO 80231 303-368-5200 ----Original Message Follows---- From: Andrew Bell <andrewbell@QWEST.NET> Reply-To: Andrew Bell <andrewbell@QWEST.NET> To...
  • Re: 90 Syncro engine power probs
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sun, 8 Apr 2012 08:02:03 -0700
    ...Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus On Apr 8, 2012, at 6:36 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > O2 sensor, Temp...
  • Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:58:48 -0500
    ...18 quarts of 50/50 coolant weighs around 36 lb and has a specific heat capacity of roughly 0.85 BTU per lb per...
  • AW: Air-Cooled (Bread-loaf) Syncros!
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Niksch
    Fri, 25 Apr 97 08:27:33 UT
    ...2,0l 70 HP aircooled gasoline engine selctable 4x4 half-automatic transmission, no reduction gear If further info is desired give me notice, i...
  • Re: GL-4 vs GL-5
    Historical mailing list - paul guard
    Tue, 5 Jan 2016 21:00:44 +0000
    ...II R&P is the same 10mm hypoid found in a 360-hp Porsche GT3 race car.  The fact that the Porsche R&P...
  • Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?
    Historical mailing list - mike miller
    Fri, 5 Oct 2001 15:00:43 -0700
    ...Fri, 5 Oct 2001 16:02:36 -0500 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there? > > One of my...
  • Re: Eureka Inquiry - Bill's Volkswagen repair
    Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
    Sat, 17 Jan 2004 11:38:19 -0800
    ...He sold me a set of 36 HP Okrasa heads, carbs, manifolds, linkage ready to bolt on for $50. He does still charge the...
  • Re: misc (mpg, transmission, driving habits.)
    Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:24:59 -0400
    ...3.3 H6 3.3 H6 > weight 3428 lbs 3650 lbs 4000 lbs > HP 231 240 240 > MPG 18-30mpg 16-17 mpg 15...
  • Re: Diesel conversion
    Historical mailing list - Dave Rogers
    Wed, 4 Aug 2004 19:42:56 -0700
    ...I know 36hp, 40 hp, & all aircooled uprights have propelled vans around the world and I wouldn't hesitate to go anywhere in my...
  • Re: difference's between model years
    Historical mailing list - James
    Tue, 30 Sep 2014 23:00:26 -0400
    ...Among other advantages > > (140 hp!) they noted an improvement in fuel economy from 21 mpg (imperial) > > to 26 mpg. > > > > Like a few other features...
  • Fw: Power of a 2.0L Air cooled vs 2.1L
    Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
    Thu, 11 Dec 2003 20:26:21 -0500
    ...The Porsche 914 engines had 36mm exhaust valves among other things. So bigger exhaust valves would be a good upgrade for the Vanagon 2...
  • Re: Was 1984 VW Vanagon Camper Now GTO
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Mon, 7 May 2007 22:13:37 +0000
    ...You may have heard conflicting accounts of exactly how many GTOs came from the Ferrari factory, with 40, 36, 33 or 32 as oft...
  • Re: bus with corvair engine
    Historical mailing list - Austin Silvester
    Wed, 24 Apr 1996 00:40:13 -0700
    >At 10:36 PM 4/23/96 -0500, you wrote: >>I met today by accident a guy who has an early 70's Transporter...
  • Re: TIICO/ABA engine question
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:41:32 -0800
    ...lbs of torque right off idle and 165 hp up top - >> no >> > nasty turbo required! �=) >> > >> > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:36 AM...
  • Gas Mileage: add nausium..
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:22:26 -0700
    ...In my original post, I was curious about motors like..oh, some of the small Toyotas and Hondas that are around 100-150 hp...
  • Re: turn your 1.9L into a 2.1L without having to actually buy a 2.1Lcase
    Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
    Thu, 14 Mar 2002 08:15:20 -0800
    ...I caught them during their slow time (September), and the price was $360 including pins and spiralox. "Smola, Tony" wrote: > > Fellow vanagonites, > > I have...
  • Old cars, old f*rts (was: fuel sender repair)
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 7 Oct 94 10:50:50 EDT
    ...In those days a VW was pretty fast on the autobahn, thanks to 36 hp (SAE). You had to compete with Messerschmidts, Isettas (also...
  • Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:18:16 -0400
    ...18 quarts of 50/50 coolant weighs around 36 lb and has a specific heat capacity of roughly 0.85 BTU per lb per...
  • Re: 130Amp alternator upgrade?
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 27 Jun 2001 21:09:01 -0700
    ...This means you will loose more HP to the Alt the higher > amperage you choose. > > I also think if you RELAY all those lights...
  • Vanagon Re Power...with VW motor..
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:46:57 -0800
    ...I don't want to piss anyone off, but in order to be content driving a 60-some hp 4000-lb vehicle, (diesel Westy...
  • FOR SALE
    Historical mailing list - Darrel
    Sun, 10 Aug 2003 08:50:33 -0400
    ...I need a good used black 36 hp style dog house fan shroud.nos cylinder tin. I am only looking to find air cooled...
  • Re: Coolant question
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Fri, 4 Jul 2014 14:03:50 -0700
    ...Granted, we're >> running a 700 HP, 360 cu in Chevy V8 that runs on alcohol, but the >> concept is the same: improving the...
  • Re: Oldest
    Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
    Fri, 7 Oct 2011 20:06:11 -0400
    ...the late 70's-moi only 62. >>>> >>>> 1st bus was a 36 hp 1960 Panel in 1968-paid $262.50-asking price $275, >>>> offer...
  • Re: FW: 130Amp alternator upgrade?
    Historical mailing list - T Berk
    Wed, 27 Jun 2001 14:20:10 -0700
    ...Even so, if you calculate out (12v*90A)*.667 = 720.36 watts. Still a bunch. The other thing to consider is it takes mechanical...
  • Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?
    Historical mailing list - mike miller
    Fri, 5 Oct 2001 15:05:44 -0700
    ...Fri, 5 Oct 2001 16:02:36 -0500 >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Subject: Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there? >> >> One of my...
  • Re: Air ducting for dusty conditions.
    Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
    Thu, 22 May 2008 08:10:49 +1000
    ...Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:36 PM > *Subject:* Re: Air ducting for dusty conditions. > > DOn, > sorry to be...
  • Re: Coolant Pump: wear at case
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Fri, 26 Sep 2014 10:51:29 -0700
    ...But that may be a stretch for someone who has only "rebuilt" a 36 and 40 HP air cooled, years ago, when he had...
  • The sweet spot
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 11 Jul 1997 09:58:19 -0700
    ...Then there was the 63 deluxe van that felt uncomfortable at any speed over 50 mph (36 hp) then there was the 69 van...
  • Re: GL-4 vs GL-5 Some more good reading!
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 7 Jan 2016 21:11:51 -0500
    ...The 10mm hypoid of the VW Type II R&P is the same 10mm hypoid found in a 360-hp Porsche GT3 race car...
  • Re: Porsche's SUV
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sun, 6 Oct 2002 23:40:18 -0500
    ...I said goodbye to an L82 68 Corvette with a 365 hp 327 engine and I still regret it, but $3000.00 a year...
  • Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 10 Oct 2013 21:57:58 -0700
    ...It also makes the same HP as a Vanagon motor..but it weighs 365lbs (is that really almost 10:1 better ratio in HP...
  • Re: TIICO/ABA engine question
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:07:08 -0800
    ...lbs of torque right off idle and 165 hp up top - >> no >> nasty turbo required! =) >> >> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:36 AM...
  • Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
    Historical mailing list - Ron Van Ness
    Thu, 18 Mar 1999 10:52:40 -0500
    ...Kings Park 59 VW ENGINE, 36 hp, (203) 327-7515 . Stamford 67 VW BUG MOTOR, complete, needs work, $75. (860) 257-1216 Tony after...
  • Re: hey howdy
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:31:32 -0700
    ...My first vw bus was a 56 Commercial with doors on both sides and 36 hp engine originally..... But once I got into vanagons...
  • Re: extra underbody protection plate finished
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:33:09 -0800
    ...I am sure increased the top speed considerably in a 36-53 hp bus! > > YMMV, > > Mr. BZ > > >> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 7...
  • Re: Free limited slip differential. Was: Locking differential..?
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Mon, 9 Mar 2009 10:32:52 -0500
    ...My 60 beetle with the Corvair cylinders jammed into the 40 hp block had the cable system in it and it did do some...
  • Re: diesel vans, was: New generation of vw busses (T5 photos)
    Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
    Sat, 30 Nov 2002 09:49:01 -0600
    ...Saturday, November 30, 2002 1:36 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: New generation of vw busses (T5 photos) Those vans look...
  • Re: French Syncro Club
    Historical mailing list - Philippe Oudot
    Wed, 11 Dec 1996 21:58:39 +0100
    ...It is supposed to give 20 more HP, that is, as I remember more or less the same power than 2.1 liter gas...
  • Re: Retail Price of an '87 Vanagon GL??
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 24 Jul 96 10:32:18 CDT
    ...Year, Model, Type; Loan, Fair, Good, Excl; trim level; engine DSP/HP; deductions and adds. Source: The Gold Book via WCN online Market Values...
  • Re: difference's between model years
    Historical mailing list - James
    Tue, 30 Sep 2014 23:07:39 -0400
    ...140-180 hp! http://www.corvair.org/chapters/lvcc/lvcc_newsletters/lvcc_2014_01_fifth_wheel.pdf James Ottawa, ON > Date: Tue, 30 Sep...