Did a test today on the way to work.
on a flat stretch , I got it up to 95 mph and it just stayed there.
Im figuring that great big wall of air wasn't going to allow my 88 Wolfsburg
to go any faster (135 hp soob in the back).
Thank God. :)

-Steve
Seattle, WA
The Great PNW

>From: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
>Reply-To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: fastest vanagon
>Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 20:49:34 -0700
>
>Three digits is possible - I do 100km/h all the time!  Seriously though I
>have had my former [sold] 1984 Westfalia up to 160km/h (100mph) - it was
>equipped with a 105hp 1.8L motor from a Jetta GLI - this was on a slight
>down hill and over a long period of time (2 minutes) to get to the speed,
>but it is about as fast as it wanted to go - putting the RPM gauge in the
>low 5000s in 4th gear - just for the record, westies arn't meant to go that
>fast - a very scary ride at that speed.
>
>David Marshall
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
>Of Brian Scotto
>Sent: August 29, 2001 12:30 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: fastest vanagon
>
>
>all this talk of 75mph being unusual.. makes me think, who has
>the fastest van...
>
>i am hoping to have a van that can hit 3 digits... :)
>
>with a 2.0l motronix 8v, 262 cam, and a stage 2 TURBO.... 170hp
>
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