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• Re: What's the richest air fuel ration you can still make run?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:18:50 -0700
  ...What's the richest air fuel ration you can still make run? > Just curious here. I know somewhere around 14.5:1 is stoichiometric...
• Re: Speedometer Source
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:45:45 -0400
  ...t work. �The Vanagons ones are made for that specific gear ratio > just for the Vanagon. �If you look right above the trip meter...
• Of tire sizes, gear ratios, and the like (GEAR2000.XLS)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 21:30:55 -0400
  Some out there have been tossing around my crappy little Excel spreadsheet that calculates speed at rpm for various ratios and diameters and the...
• Re: Buying the ECU Chip- What version ECU to put it in!! -Works w-no rockers!
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 09:24:37 -0700
  ...Apparently the airbox is 'overstimulated' with the ratio > rockers, and the _stock_ ECU cannot accurately process/calculate the proper > fuel ratios. The engine with...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 07:53:45 EDT
  ...Using standard ratio rockers you can get just the rockers or more (Recommended, while the stock screws last a long time in a stock...
• Re: Parts suppliers for "Half Liley"?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 07:40:04 -0500
  Joel, To the best of my knowledge, Type 1 ratio rockers will fit the 1.9 L head. I am not sure, but I...
• Re: Parts suppliers for Half Liley?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 14:35:47 -0400
  ...1628 Chromoly pushrods, $44.95 1665 Rhino 1.25 ratio rockers, $119.95 1642 Rhino feet (Porsche style valve adjusting screw) $32.95 1643...
• Re: [Syncro] Looking for a Syncro speedo
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 12:35:13 -0700
  ...The US speedos will have different ratio numbers, however speedos of US Jettas will have the same equivalent difference. Bj�rn At 12:17...
• Re: [Q] Decreasing gear ratio
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Jan 1995 14:37:26 -0500
  Why don't you just put on somewhat taller tires--you'd get more ground clearance for rough terrain (and working under your van...
• Re: aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 20:35:42 -0800
  ...The less common model is the DM, with a higher 5.43:1 ring/pinion ratio. Notice that these are the same ratios used...
• Re: Ratio Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 09:00:42 -1000
  ...The following have expressed interest in getting the Pauter ratio rocker arms: Mick Kalber Derek Drew Peter Buettner David Katsuki Are their any more...
• Re: What's the richest air fuel ration you can still make run? also friday Megasquirt VW
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:56:45 -0700
  ...What's the richest air fuel ration you can still make run? > > you should magasqirt your vanagon Don.. > that would be interesting .. > and you...
• Re: engine compression ratio '84
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 07:50:57 -0500
  ...engine compression ratio '84 In my manual it says my '84 has a compression ration of 7.3:1. This sounds really low. What...
• Re: The Non-Conversion Diesel Conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 21:55:30 EST
  ...As far as compression ratios perhaps David Marshall has more data on that. Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3:16
• Torque handling ability
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 16:43:16 -0800
  How much torque can the stock 4 speed handle? I know they made ones with different gear sets, higher and lower teeth ratio. I...
• WANTED: Syncro tranny core or ring/pinion
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 13:56:09 -0400
  I need a good Syncro ring and pinion gearset (4.86 ratio), or complete rebuildable tranny. Anyone have either? P-mail if you can...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:21:09 -0800
  ...As Al pointed out "Seatbelts for saddles are next." Did you ever stop to think that if the world were really rational then it...
• Re: T-3 Transaxle Needed: 82 Diesel Westy1
  Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 00:38:34 EDT
  Hello, Just keep in mind that if you simply change tire diameter to change the final drive ratio it will effect how the Van...
• Re: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 21:42:42 -0700
  ...50/50 water/coolant ratio > Somewhere on a web site I once read that a 50/50 mix of coolant works better > at removing...
• Re: 1.25 Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 19:31:11 -0800
  I am running 1.25 ratio rockers purchased as an option from AVP with a rebuild. does not seem to have any problems. gas...
• Re: '93 Eurovan auto to manual
  Historical mailing list - Theodore Hoekman
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 17:23:18 -0330
  ...They played with ring and pinion ratios to get a bunch of different final drive ratios in different vehicles. Ted Theodore Hoekman thoekman@gmail...
• Re: Is GEX Reputable
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 02:09:29 PDT
  ...So how do you like you ratio rockers? did you get the chip too, they say you're supposed to have the chip if...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 16:10:31 -0800
  ...The > >greater the on-off ration the further open the stabilizer and the more air > >will > >bypass the throttle. For a warm engine at...
• Re: AFM Voltage Ratios
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 12:59:18 -0800
  I have an AFM with the top off. I can post photos of the inside if anyone would like. m ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your...
• Re: Boston Bobs day at the dyno
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 09:23:48 -0800
  ...Thats huge loss of power amost 25 % at 3000 RPM from the one thing that nobody seems to check air fuel ratio. OK the...
• Re: Silly idea?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 11 Feb 2014 00:17:55 -0700
  ...I am planning on having my >>>>> diesel >>>>> ratio transaxle rebuilt with a 1st and second ratio change to a 4.13 and >>>>> 2.25...
• Re: Gas question, seriously folks
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 13:31:23 -0500
  ...1 compression ratio, 34-PICT carburetor > � 1.9 L (1,913 cc) (76 bhp) (Serial # DG) 8.6:1 compression ratio, 2E3 or 2E4...
• calculating speed from rpm
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 24 May 1998 00:32:29 CDT
  ...to calculate road speed for a given engine, you will need to know the gear ratio(s) and the final drive ratio, or the...
• Re: transmission types vs codes
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:20:44 -0500
  ...The DM >has a 5.43 ratio while the DK has a 4.57 ratio, both having the same >gears R,1-4. The...
• 2.1 heads
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:04:55 -0400
  ...Any ideas as to practical machining processes to REDUCE the compression ratio? Ian
• Re: performance mods for wbx
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 23:26:06 EDT
  <<<I am considering adding ratio rockers, a free flow exhaust and maybe a k+nair filter on a sound and otherwise stock 2.1...
• AUTO Tranny '84 vs.'89..any differences?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 11:29:50 -0500
  I just found a donor '84 auto tranny for my '89 Wolfsburg, any gurus out there know of any obvious differences (gear ratios, final...
• Re: Parts suppliers for "Half Liley"?
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 13:35:31 -1000
  ...My rocking ratio rollers were made by Pauter. I chose them over Berg... can't remember why exactly. Pauter's were $300 and some...
• Re: Compression Ratios, mixing Heads.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 13:27:07 -0500
  ...If you are saying the replacement pistons have a smaller clearance area than stock, then the compression ratio could be dangerously high! That is...
• Re: '93 Eurovan auto to manual
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 15:24:50 -0800
  ...They played with ring and pinion ratios to get a bunch of different final drive ratios in different vehicles. > > Ted > > Theodore Hoekman > thoekman@gmail...
• Re: Rim Diameters - 15 in. Front - 16 in Rear
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 17:55:49 EST
  ...Will the engine be able to handle the relative change in the gear ratios brought on by the bigger drive wheels? >> John, You can...
• Re: Transaxle differences: 1.9 vs 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 21:32:09 EST
  >A reputable source with lots of VW transaxle experience tells me that >he thinks VW may have changed some gear ratios when they enlarged...
• Re: Inappropriate mail
  Historical mailing list - Blbachman
  Mon, 11 May 1998 18:19:30 EDT
  I have to say that since signing off in October, it seems that the bombast- fluff to useful content ratio of the list has...
• AFM Voltage Ratios
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 18:22:51 -0800
  Does anyone have data on AFM voltage (out of the resistive divider) versus manifold pressure? I would think they would directly correlate in some...
• Various Upgrades for Lilleyed WBX... PT1
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 23:12:38 EST
  ...1.25 ratio IF you DO NOT PLANT TO ADD THE AUSSIE POWER CHIP: I would use the 1.25 ratio IF you are...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:22:47 -0700
  ...To figure out acceleration, the integrated torque and the gear ratio are the primary factors. This is why tractor trailers have low HP and...
• Re: Silly idea?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:20:23 -0800
  ...I am planning on >> having >>>>>>>>>> my >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> diesel >>>>>>>>>>> ratio transaxle rebuilt with a 1st and second ratio change to a >>>>>>>>>>> 4.13 >>>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>>>> 2.25...
• 1.25 ratio rockers on 1.9L motor?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:38:54 -0800
  Hello, I have been reading through the archives in search of some info on adding ratio rockers to a 1.9L waterboxer motor. There...
• Re: Gas in Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  2 Jul 1996 13:21:38 -0700
  ...anyway that's how i remember it, but i am NOT sure of that ratio. anybody know better?? ===================== Before I got that desperate, how...
• Re: E-bay item - 5-speed Vanagon Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 06:46:08 +1200
  ...My 84 was standard 5-speed (the 094 trans). >Does the fifth gear provide a better ratio for highway cruising, or is this >tranny...
• Re: [Syncro] 10K update-2.3 H.O. WBX from Unique Imports
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 14:41:34 -0400
  ...When I test assembled the engine after the crank hand been repaired I discovered that the compression ratio was 10.5 to 1 this...
• Re: Ratio Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 16:04:29 -0500
  ...the Pauter ratio rocker > arms: > > Mick Kalber > Derek Drew > Peter Buettner > David Katsuki > > Are their any more planning to add the ratio rockers? > > Are...
• Re: Comment on 2.1 WBx vs. 2.2 Sub vs. Tiico (was The problem with TIICO)<F>
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 12:53:11 -0800
  ...Unless you have impossibly tall tires, or an incredibly low ratio final gear ratio in your transmission, there is NO way you can cruise...
• Performance Upgrades?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Denton
  Sun, 26 Dec 1999 02:15:43 EST
  ...For the money, which is the mod which yields the best performance change for the money? ratio rockers, perf headers, etc? Thanks,Jason 85...
• Re: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 00:17:51 EDT
  Incidentally, that 65/35 mix we (the USAF) use in the AWACS radar measures out at greater than 20 Megohms per cubic centimeter.... not...
• Re: Air-Fuel Ratio fluctuation
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:49:55 -0600
  a spike like that is almost always an ignition miss. If the cylinder misfires, the O2 goes to the exhaust where it's interpreted...
• Re: NVC: measuring impedance of a speaker?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 07:15:42 -0500
  ...With a non-inductive > resistor Z (impedance) should be the same as R at any reasonable frequency, > so multiply that by the ratio. > > Since...
• RE: gears for syncro 16--tall tires
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 12 Aug 1997 15:53:19 -0400
  ...I'd like to see how that spacer thing would work. >ratio, tire diameter does effect torque, however the distance traveled per >revolution is...
• RPMs
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 11:33:38 -0800
  ...PI = 3.14159 MILE = 5280' SPEED = ((((RPM /(Gear * Final Drive)) * (2 * PI * Tire Radius)) / 12 ) * 60) / MILE Using this formula with the gear ratios...
• Re: Jetta tranny to Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 22:53:57 -0500
  ...The final drive ratio for the Vanagon automatic is 4.09. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On...
• Re: Increasing fuel economy/decreasing con$umption
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Fri, 23 May 2008 13:37:42 -0500
  ...anybody got the gear ratios for the aircooled 4-speed and the diesel 4-speed?? i need the gear ratios and the final drive...
• TDI gearing changes?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 17:54:13 -0400
  ...somehow by approximately 88% to keep the effective speed per rpm ratio. Current wasserboxer redline = 5200rpm Current wasserboxer @70mph = 4000rpm w/ 27"x8.5...
• Re: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 21:15:44 PDT
  ...50/50 water/coolant ratio >Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 00:01:13 EDT > >On the AWACS radar system, we (the USAF) use a...
• Re: 5 spd tranny
  Historical mailing list - Geoff Wilke
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 18:47:20 -0700
  ...any suggestions? possibly rebuild the tranny so that it has a lower ratio running gear in 4th? what would a recommended ratio be that...
• Re: FW: 5 spd tranny
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 16:41:09 -0400
  ...tranny so that it has a lower ratio running > gear in > 4th? what would a recommended ratio be that would work with a 4spd...