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• Re: After today, I am glad I did not give up on the Wasserboxer!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 20:28:35 PDT
  > HOW!!!!!!! I'm getting 16.5 on my 89 Westy @65 mph and want better! Add some bolt on performance mods, Rebuild the engine...
• Re: Speedo Accuracy Discussion
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 10 May 2000 19:06:13 -0700
  Maybe I flunked math, but if you were traveling 60 mph, you would cover 1 mile every minute. Travel 120mph and you get there...
• Re: RPM vs MPH
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 19:17:37 -0700
  By stopwatch and without speedo last year, we were at exactly 72 mph cruising at 4K. 27x8.50 14. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 21:16:10 -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...
• Re: RPM?MPH
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:14:11 -0500
  Assuming stock gear ratios and 25.5 inch tires, 3,800 rpm ~68 mph. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: rim and tire size, what do I do, speedo readings
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Sat, 2 May 1998 05:05:57 EDT
  ...70 MPH indicated is really 70 MPH. To check your speedo, time how long it takes you to travel one mile , compared to the...
• Vibration
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Tue, 21 Jul 2020 23:19:29 +0000
  ...After the work I had a vibration that starts at about 35 mph and stops about 45 mph. I feel the vibration in the...
• Re: Speed and some minor things
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Tue, 7 May 1996 10:06:35 -0700 (PDT)
  ...23 - 27 mph 3 --> 4 : 35 - 42 mph (although I will hold 3rd higher climbing a grade). I shift at these points because it...
• RE: Gearing Calculator
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Thu, 7 Aug 1997 11:02:31 -0700
  ...With 25" tires (185/78x14) and a 4.86 final 4000 rpm I got 75.7 mph. Using my other program it would take...
• Re: Speedo, tires and accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 12 May 2000 18:39:06 -0700
  ...At driving speeds, tach reading times 2 less 5 mph. Oh yeah, you gotta lose a zero in there somewhere. It's close enough...
• Vanagon 5 Speed Trannies. RPM in 5th gear question.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sat, 21 Nov 1998 23:27:57 EST
  ...Currently on my vanagon, 4000 RPM IS 72 MPH. I cruise 50 miles a day on the freeway, non stop, at around 75 MPH...
• Re: THAT slow??? was: Synchro Power?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 08:31:58 -0800
  ...Perhaps we should have a race? As for bicycles, you would be hard pressed to peddle one at 15 mph up any significant, sustained...
• Re: EV 95 vs. EV 97
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jan 1997 19:14:34 -0500
  ...Our trip up that road on saturday was at 50 mph in out 87 Syncro - with quite a load. I think I might have...
• Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 13:31:49 -0500
  ...75 MPH - unusual? > Please, tell me oh all-knowing list. Is it that unusual for a Vanagon > Westfalia to cruise at 75 MPH? I...
• Re: Tire size vs. Engine RPM
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 13:37:26 -0400
  ...Theoretical top speed goes up to 103 MPH from 99<br> MPH.<br> <br> Aren't you glad I can now go 4 MPH...
• Re: Mileage-stone
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 8 Dec 2005 19:27:08 -0500
  Is that to say you've spent no time in your van at zero mph? Mike Jere Hawn wrote: > Greetings All, > > > > Last night on...
• Re: unbelievable mpg at 55 mph
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:13:29 -0400
  ...On a recent trip I drove at 80 mph, and got 16 mpg... then on the return trip, I kept it at 68 mph...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Thu, 4 May 2000 17:43:17 -0500
  ...I have three solid orangish-red marks plus an orangish-red >dotted line at 65 mph. The below that one is at 55 mph...
• Re: Eurovan Anectdote (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 20:05:55 EDT
  ...and customized 2.1L Wasserboxer engine can get to 80 mph - 85 mph on the interstate easy, if I do not watch the speed...
• Re: 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - ChrisTopHer
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 20:51:25 -0400
  ...On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Todd P Last <Rubatoguy@comcast.net> wrote: > Where can I find the 180 MPH Vanagon...
• Re: Speedo needle sits still sometimes
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 14 Jan 2014 02:49:03 -0800
  generally ..if the speed limit is X ..you can go 5 mph over 'indicated' safely. ( if anyone relates to aircraft ...airspeed and a ground...
• Re: VW V-8 engine
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 08:59:49 -0600
  I think the ECU's speed limiter cuts in at 115 mph. --------------------- Clip -------------- I'm think that you're right. That serpentine belt must...
• EMISSIONS -- I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 13:38:18 -0400
  ...They stick a probe up the tailpipe and then run the car at 15 mph and 25 mph, with engine rpm not to exceed...
• Re: power drag etc
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 15:45:45 -0400
  On Tue, 10 Jun 2003, Alistair Bell wrote: > 36 kW at 27 m/s (48 hp at 60 mph) That doesn't sound *too...
• Why am I hear? (free H.P. for syncros)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 08:01:52 -0400
  ...One long up hills, I have noticed that I was maintaining about 3-5 MPH faster than normal, (43 MPH). I reinstall the water...
• Re: Friday...
  Historical mailing list - Margie Reyes
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 08:44:13 -0600
  ...Margie '82 Vanagon (converted camper) Todd Kaderabek wrote: > A married couple is driving down the interstate doing 55 mph. The husband > is behind the...
• Re: Gas Mileage Improvements?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:36:52 -0400
  ...The most dramatic improvement that I've found on my '87 Westy automatic was measured at a constant 75 mph highway driving, versus 65...
• What is rpm @ 70 mph?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 02:06:10 -0500
  ...In order to keep him from over-reving the engine, it would be helpful if he knew the rpms at 70 mph, which is...
• Re: 87 Vanagon For Sale / N. Virginia
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 22:03:14 -0500
  ...Ran an average of about 83 mph. At times, I ran over 90. No problem other than a clutch that went bad due to...
• Re: curious ebay vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:17:05 -0400
  ...A more comfortable 3500 rpm (but lower would be better) gets you only 63 mph. 215/75/15 tires, 756 revs/mile, would reduce...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 1 Sep 2017 00:55:32 -0400
  Around 4650 at 85 mph. The occasional accidental wander up to 90 would be 4900 and change. I never tried for the official 96...
• Re: 130 mph in a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 17:06:10 -0500
  ...I'm trying to get this fellow with the 130 mph Vanagon set up to go on the Dr. Phil Show. He says he...
• Fwd: Fwd: What tires for 91 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 19:44:47 -0400
  That gives me some measure of confidence - knowing that I'll never likely get close to 118 mph. ; ] <They are car tires, with a...
• road test: 1986 vanagon camper syncro
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 06 Feb 95 15:11:22 CST
  ...4.5 40 mph ................... 7.4 50 mph ................... 12.2 60 mph ................... 18.3 70 mph ................... 30.6 Top-gear passing time, 30-50...
• =?us-ascii?Q?RE:_So_what's_the_most_efficient_speed_to_cruise_at=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sun, 19 May 2019 11:06:32 -0400
  ...When I travel around 60 MPH I get 21 MPG, it drops to 17 MPG at 70 MPH. Note, I have a well tuned...
• Re: ..TD conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Dec 1996 00:58:20 -0500
  ...The hills and merging with traffic are the most appreciated change, I still cruise at 60-65 mph.
• Re: Fastest Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 15:39:02 EDT
  ...I have no trouble cruising at 75 MPH, about 4100 rpm. I recently crossed South Dakota with the bus cruising at 75-80 mph...
• Re: right sized tires, wrong speed indication
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 09:44:43 -0800
  > My '84 westy cruises nicely at 75-80 MPH, according to the speedometer. > It's got to be wrong. I suspect by about 10...
• Re: Brake Power?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 18:31:17 -0400
  Don't forget to factor in the built in speedo error of 6% + 3 mph. Or was it 6mph + 3%. I forgot. Dennis -----Original...
• Speedo accuracy...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:47:23 -0600
  ...speed actual must not be more than 2.5 mph over speed indicated at the lowest listed test speed (30mph). After that it gets...
• Speedometer/Odometer
  Historical mailing list - Pal, Robert
  Thu, 6 May 1999 09:15:40 -0500
  ...Plus, the speedometer is about 10 mph too fast. Reads 65 mph when I'm going 55, etc. Any ideas on what to do...
• Re: GPS in a Westy? - sidebar
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 20:25:49 -0500
  ...My Vanagon speedometer turns out to be very accurate -- it's only off 1 mph at 60. Much better than my Honda, which is...
• Re: 120 MPh, 99 Eurovan, Winnebago
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 00:36:57 EDT
  ...Westy (this weekend while loaded with camping gear I did 80 mph for a short stretch, not quite ready for land speed record) >> Hey...
• Re: Speed
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 22 Nov 2005 01:09:35 -0500
  ...Loren, while Don does his 195 mph run under the Lynnwood Overpass..... I'll follow with a massive effort of ahhhhh, 130 kmph..... if...
• Re: 130mph in a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 02:13:12 +0000
  ...See that little >black dot under the "0" in the 10 mph marking? That's the peg. It's very >clearly on the WRONG...
• Re: Vanagon 5 Speed Trannies. RPM in 5th gear question.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 10:47:52 PST
  ...Currently on my vanagon, 4000 RPM IS 72 MPH. I cruise 50 miles a > day on the freeway, non stop, at around 75 MPH...
• Re: RPM vs MPH
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:23:36 -0500
  ...Can anyone provide me with rpm vs mph data from their experience? I really don't want to drive 3000 miles at at 3800...
• Subie conversion mystery
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:57:11 -0500
  At 65 to 70 MPH my 2005 2.5 engine starts stumbling. Slow down, and it settles back down so I'm limited to...
• Re: "green" cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 10:22:52 +1300
  >If everybody just drove at 55 mph on our highways (18 Wheelers and Cars) our >nation would use 50% less automotive fuel. >This would...
• Re: Tachless Vanagons (1984)
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 16:59:08 -0800
  ...Do those shift dots represent red lining? > The marked shift speeds are as follows: > > First gear limit ---> 20 mph > Second gear limit ---> 40 mph...
• Re: Horsies
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jul 1995 14:39:15 -0400
  ...Use >>your quarter mile ET and MPH with one of the following >>formulas: >>BHP = (0.00426 * MPH) **3 * weight >>HP = (MPH / 234)^3 * Weight...
• Re: Tire size
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:49:55 -0700
  ...right where it had been with the 185R14s I took off, 2% off, reads just under 2 MPH low at a true 60 MPH.
• Syncro MPG
  Historical mailing list - Greg Morrison
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 22:08:47 EST
  FWIW, our Syncro will go exactly 189 miles on one tank of gas while traveling at an average speed of 65 mph into a...
• KMH / MPH speedometer face available?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 19:01:29 -0700
  ...A few years ago, I thought I saw a speedometer calibrated with both MPH and KPH markings in a Canadian(?) Vanagon. I was wondering...
• Re: Speedometer and 15/65/205 Tires/Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:20:30 -0400
  ...So, if you're traveling at 51 seconds per mile, 51/60=.85, and 60/.85=70.6 mph. Hope that helps to put...
• Re: RPM's - diesels
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 8 May 2001 20:59:48 -0700
  ...55 MPH = 3296 RPM, 60 MPH = 3596 RPM DZ has 5.86:1 ring/pinion ratio. 55 MPH = 3557 RPM, 60 MPH = 3881 RPM...
• Re: 30-50 challenge
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:35:49 -0700
  ...the time from 100 MPH to 200 MPH was 13 seconds !! the 0 to 100 was about 8 seconds I think. but sure ..........be...
• vanagon top speed, was Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 13:32:31 -0700
  someone stated that he had his vanagon up to 112 mph. To see what power is required to overcome drag at that speed have...
• Re: 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:53:10 -0700
  ...a bike would certainly have such a speedo - rated for 180 MPh out of the gate - to qualify me - i am no parts man...
• Re: Subaru Engines (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Woodrose Dawn
  Fri, 28 May 2004 20:49:10 -0700
  ...When you're > forced to try to merge into traffic going 70 mph, > and all the > accelleration you can muster only gets you to...