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• Re: Engine Conversion Options, 5 cyl.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 22:40:54 -0800
  ...I have owned an 88 Audi 90 Sport Quattro and an 86 Audi 4000 Quattro - none had turbo. My current Audi is an 87...
• Re: Friday question: What tools do you carry?
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 14:55:53 -0500
  ...What I would like to know is > what tools would be the minimum to bring along as well? Duct tape, WD-40, > big hammer...
• Re: New headlight protectors set available for square headlights.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 3 May 2017 14:40:49 -0400
  ...The bulbs are 6000k color temperature (white), and 4000k lumens per bulb. I haven't gotten an amp draw number on them yet but...
• Re: Yer torquin me....<grin>
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 21:36:46 EST
  ...Looking at the problem from the other side of the tunnel, the 5.87 gearing has more that 40% the surplus force available as...
• Re: /f die silberne schnecke
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 2 Oct 1997 18:56:13 -0400
  ...blind-worm or slow-worm. > > matching name for a 6 Volt 40 hp-car. > > but when you call your vanagon die silberne schnecke, i...
• Re: motor rebuild update
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 07:28:21 -0400
  ...betting on +30 hp, but it should be a bit > punchier. Since we are adding two auxiliary oil coolers, 40-feet of copper > oil...
• Re: Synchro trans value? / Stretch progress (f)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 17:52:24 -0400
  ...After reading that you drove the doner 1,400 miles to get home it is clear this vehicle is not warn out. It is...
• misc (mpg, transmission, driving habits.)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:44:04 -0400
  ...3 H6 3.3 H6 weight 3428 lbs 3650 lbs 4000 lbs HP 231 240 240 MPG 18-30mpg 16-17 mpg 15-17...
• 2.1 Vanagon Engine upgrade/ MORE HP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 11:34:23 -0800
  ...know how many people want a kit?? -- Kyle Wade (408) 426-1431 OR (408) 429-9424 Keeper of the Volks-Motorsports page Home Page...
• Re: : Anyone running a Oettinger powered Van ?
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 11:40:51 -0800
  ...But the Vanagon is a lot different than the 40/50 hp Split window Westfalia on the flat. Lloyd -----Original Message----- From: Kim Brennan...
• Re: Can I replace a Solex 28 PICT with 30 PICT 2?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 08:09:01 -0500 (CDT)
  Glen wrote: > My 1961 40 hp SAE bus was converted to 12 volts by the P.O. As a result, I > have no choke...
• Re: storage box
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:14:30 -0800
  ...This was just > > to > > > a cabinet and base or my Norcold fridge. > > > > > > > > > https://igcdn-photos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t51.2885...
• Re: Stubborn Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 21:42:46 -0600
  ...It the two metals are sufficiently dissemilar, hpefully the round hole in the pipe will open larger than the diameter of the O2 sensor...
• Re: storage box
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:31:44 -0600
  ...This was just > >> to > >>> a cabinet and base or my Norcold fridge. > >> > https://igcdn-photos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t51.2885...
• Re: Not Fair!!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 12:10:47 -0500
  ...a 40 mph head wind, so based on air resistance we were closer to 100 mph. For that you need more HP than a...
• Re: Stuck in 4th gear !
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 13:09:28 -0400
  ...Daryl of AA Transaxle Duvall, WA. (Seattle area) (425) 788-4070 1-877-377-0773 (toll free) aatransaxle.com (web site)
• want ads from LiMBO ... For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 27 Jul 95 23:11:18 CDT
  ...original miles, 36 hp, 1192cc motor, gas gauge, clock syncromesh transmission. 1969, 1970 bus parts available. Contact Wes Hall (401) 322-1129 (RI) (802...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:02:44 -0500
  ...I would be very interested in more > information about this conversion, I can see a intercooled > B-230FT with 180 hp moving a Vanagon...
• Re: How much power can a stock FI make?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 19:06:14 EST
  ...Probably can handle go to 150~180 hp >>>aircraft-grade head bolts Head studs other than stock can pull out of the case during...
• Re: Google AI Superior For Vanagon Questions
  Historical mailing list - John T
  Sun, 10 Dec 2023 15:42:42 -0500
  ...703-408-1532 (voice and texts) >
• Re: Diesel Longevity
  Historical mailing list - Joel Hembel
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 18:17:43 -0500
  ...the 4000 rpm territory, plus just think of how much stuff you can load into a vanagon. All of the sudden 48 hp is...
• Re: Do GL-5 rated oils damage transmission brass syncronizers?
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:52:04 -0800
  ...So depends on ambient temp and HP and trans condition and usage and... That and the 201 is greenish blue and the color is...
• Re: neat idea........anyone done this before?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:17:46 -0500
  ...5) If you had about 180 HP it would start becoming more practical. That would require an engine conversion in the range of $4000...
• Re: hit and run on a Vanagon, Oh My!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:19:23 -0800
  ...i hpe you are able to o ok regarding values etc ... good luck sir regards On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:28 PM...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 19:25:32 -0800
  ...Daryl of AA Transaxle (425) 788-4070 aatransaxle.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Streib" <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Re: Callaway Vanagon quote And other words of wisdom!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 10 Nov 2013 16:29:25 -0800
  ...then I sold the old dead core auto trans for $ 400. I haven't ever done anything except run engines in I got for...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - James T.
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 00:12:33 +0000
  ...We do know that a 95 HP WBX will propel a sing crow westie at 70MPH on flat ground in still air a little...
• Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 22:31:20 -0400
  ...At 750 watts/HP you have 1.44 HP right there. For > the alternator rpm it is the ratio of the circumference of the...
• Re: 82 Diesel Vanagon Engine Replacement Choices? Costs? Comments?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:53:48 -0700
  I have a 82 Westfalia that was a Diesel I converted to a '91 1.8 Jetta engine(100 hp) 6 years ago. In...
• Re: MSDS: MArtin Schneider Designs
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 11:33:55 -0700
  ...BTW, this man must be totally wack, putting a 400 hp chev sb in the rear of a dub-cab...I love it :-)) That...
• Re: 87 Syncro Engine dying & Seattle Mech reference
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 18:02:57 -0500
  ...All will be fine (extra ~10 hp above spec.) until you have your next emission test. Before then, replace the Catalytic Converter with a...
• Oettinger syncro 16" westfalia
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 11:23:25 -0500
  ...54,000 km, 115 KW (156 HP), EZ: 01/92. TUEV: 01/05, OUTER ONE: 01/05, knows Characteristics: Air conditioning system, Description: Volkswagen...
• Re: storage box
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 14:09:44 -0800
  ...This was just >>>> to >>>>> a cabinet and base or my Norcold fridge. >> https://igcdn-photos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t51.2885...
• Friday Thoughts about Turboing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:51:57 -0500
  ...30-40%. This would mean on a waterboxer 2.1l engine we would be looking at 120 hp and the Tiico 150 hp at...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 14:10:36 -0400
  ...I would be very interested in more >>information about this conversion, I can see a intercooled >>B-230FT with 180 hp moving a Vanagon...
• Inline Exhaust Theory: part I
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Tue, 19 May 1998 12:59:43 -0400
  ...Maybe up to 2 HP from 1000 to 4500 RPM. Now don't get me wrong, I'm a HP scrooge, I'll take...
• Re: Stand or Bench for engine?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Rogers
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:47:50 -0700
  ...I worked for a VW dealer in the early 60's & built many 36 & 40 hp aircooled engines. We had nice engine stands & it...
• Re: Friday: New VW Engine--it's Miller (cycle) time
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:58:39 -0700
  I may not be reading it properly but does that really claim 235 mpg?? On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 9:40 AM, David...
• Re: Going towards a new era...
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:59:55 +0000
  ...Looking at the new Jetta, >you'd never dream the same company once produced 40 hp air-cooled >Beetles... >Any marketing plan to attract...
• Re: Vanagon Swap Concerns
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 6 May 1998 18:52:23 -0700
  ...The hp isn't the problem with these engines. I am finding it is the lack of bottom end grunt or more commonly know...
• bug o' rama report
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 27 May 1996 06:49:55 -0700
  ...NOS bus semaphores($400); Blaupunkt picnix radio (1 for $250, 1 for $400) Stuff-I-wanted-but-the-guy-was-on-glue-and-wanted...
• Re: storage box
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 20:34:13 -0600
  ...This was just > >>>> to > >>>>> a cabinet and base or my Norcold fridge. > >>>> https://igcdn-photos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t51.2885...
• Re: European ebay find, would this really work?
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:17:28 -0800
  ...Selling a vehicle there costs 6 Pounds ($10?) to list!! Here in the states it's $40!! I had to sell my 90 Lexus...
• Re: Take a second look at the Dyno Tests Kyle provided ....
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 09:24:26 -0700
  ...A tricked out 2.0L 8V I4 can make 145 to 150 hp and a 16V I4 can produce 170hp if you trick it...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 09:39:04 -0800
  ...Except for the > pump, regulator, and injectors it replaces most everything. > > Dennis > From 40F Barefoot Bay Fl. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:54:51 -0800
  ...That was a 56 VW Bus, Commerical with side doors on both side, 36 hp engine originally. I might have even started my 40...
• Re: air cooled engine alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 07:48:03 -0500
  ...Don't think it would pull it unless it is a 180 hp turbo engine. I have the 4 carb 140 hp engine. Jay...
• Re: /f die silberne schnecke
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Thu, 2 Oct 1997 14:42:01 -0700
  ...blind-worm or slow-worm. > > > matching name for a 6 Volt 40 hp-car. > > > but when you call your vanagon die silberne schnecke, i...
• Re: Only 400mile to go
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:52:34 EST
  ...Only 400mile to go Benny Boy, nice story BUT and a big BUT. There were and still are many vans on that trip, 14...
• Re: [Q] Decreasing gear ratio
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 23 Jan 95 9:46:32 PST
  ...chassis # 2x3 2068 548 * These numbers should be increased by 5-10% due to torque converter slip Dave Kautz dkautz@hpsidms1.sid.hp.com
• Re: Tire size question
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 05 Dec 94 22:55:14 CST
  ...what with the additional difference in the torque/hp of our respective engines. not sure how much that little extra frontal cross-section of...
• Re: Random Thoughts on Vanagon Maintenance
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Fri, 2 May 2014 23:23:38 -0500
  ...I for one long for the 40 HP regular gas 6 volt 62 Type I dirty air days. Just an old fart Howard >Subject...
• Where to find info on tranny codes?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 21:34:50 -0700
  ...I want to keep it that way, since low gears are my friend when I have only 48 HP and live in a very...
• Re: Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Road Camper
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 23:20:33 -0800
  ...Steel in Tacoma can show us if its possible to float a van that fast (his has 230 hp of Japanese go in the...
• Re: Engine swap
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:42:34 -0700
  ...On my '86 with AT, full > throttle shift from 2nd to 3rd is well over 4000. It's been a long time > since I...
• Re: TDI Eurovan
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 12:28:21 -0400
  In a message dated 96-06-04 10:40:11 EDT, you write: > Here's a point for someone to clarify for me, as...
• Re: More powerful waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 3 Feb 2005 19:22:32 -0800
  Forced Induction...as on my Syncro Westy...5 psi boost out of an old Subaru turbo ...makes 20 or 30 hp by the "feel...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 12:47:37 -0500
  ...Dennis From 40F Barefoot Bay Fl. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Eric Caron Sent: Thursday...
• Re: Blunt....and extremely Negative
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 19 Feb 2023 21:06:28 -0500
  ...Many under 40 and several in early 20s. The vans are popular and still have a following. But, I agree it never hurts to...
• Re: age of listees?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:00:36 -0800
  ...Beetle, upgraded that (after a questionable rebuild by me) to a 40 HP from a 65, traded it for a Pinto Wagon (ICK! even...