Waser boxers have a different gear ratio for fourth gear.
You can have my new Bentleys Manual 1980-1991 for $55.00 +$4.75 Book
rate, I'm serious.

Stan

On Wed, 29 Aug 2001 14:01:33 -0500 "Max Wellhouse" <maxjoyce@ipa.net>
writes:
> There may be gear ratio differences between the AC and water boxer,
> but my
> re geared 90 GL tranny has a 4.57 r/p and .77 4th and I'm running a
> true 70
> mph at 3400 rpm(stock is about 4000rpm)
>
> Unless Stan has made major tire or tranny changes or his tach is way
> off,
> somethin's fishy here.  Maybe from all that welding!
>
> Max
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 1:09 PM
> Subject: Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
>
>
> > I'm driving an 83 Air Cooled Westfalia and I cruise at 75 quite
> often.
> > I'm in Texas and there aren't many hills.
> > I have to back off to 68-70 when I'm fighting a head wind.
> > My tach reads 3100 RPM at 70 MPH.
> > Its just approaching 3300 RPM at 75 and I think that is about the
> ideal
> > RPM to be running, at least the Westy likes it.
> >
> > Stan Wilder
> >
> > On Wed, 29 Aug 2001 12:18:26 -0500 Chris Stann
> <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM>
> > writes:
> > > 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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