Chris,

I found my bus used to really feel best at 75-80 with stock heads and C.R.  If a headwind was another story.

Have 650 miles on rebuilt top end with AVP heads and about 115-120 compression so far.  Feels like it will probably not be a freeway cruiser with this rebuild.  Seems more like the old loaf upright engines so far for power/speed.

Oh yeah .... probably holed engine by keeping up with all the 75-80 mph traffic on a hot day in a fair headwind ... have vowed to keep the speeds down in the future.

George in Superior, Wisconsin
1982 westy bought new in '82
-----Original Message-----
From:         Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM>
Date:         Wed, 29 Aug 2001 12:18:26 -0500
To:           vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:      75 MPH - unusual?

> Please, tell me oh all-knowing list.  Is it that unusual for a Vanagon
> Westfalia to cruise at 75 MPH?  I do it all the time in my '85.  Stock
> motor.. am I wrong?  Some folks seem bewildered by this apparently insane
> speed.
>
> Chris.
>
> '85 Westy
> Usual Disclaimers Apply
>
>

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