I don't want to get in a big fight about speedometers but I'm going 70
mph at 3300 rpms, 185x14 Agilis 61s. Everything has been there before the
change to Mobil 1.
*So you gained 5-10psi simply by switching to synthetic?*
That is relative to 210 degrees oil temp and 3300/3500 rpms.
The Vanagon DK 4 speed manual has the highest gear available in any
Vanagon, ever. So its confusing to some.

Stan

On Thu, 8 Aug 2002 16:01:24 -0700 Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM> writes:
So you gained 5-10psi simply by switching to synthetic? (the other
modifications were done prior to the before-and-after?). At 3500 rpms I'm
going 60mph... and I'm an automatic.... You hit 70mph at 3500 rpms?

>From: Stan Wilder
>Reply-To: Stan Wilder
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Syntheic Oil
>Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 11:35:08 -0500
>
>I'd like to give you a definitive Yes, but I'm running an RX7 oil
cooler,
>a Porsche Windage Tray, notched rods, I'm monitoring my oil temp with an

>Audi 5000 sending unit in the oil bypass part.
>In my case I've noticed that at 70/75 mph in the 3300/3500 rpm, my oil
>pressure remains up about 65+ psi. Prior to this the pressure was in the

>55/60 range at these speeds and Rpms.
>The temperature appears to remain the same since there is a ten minute
>delay in having a true reading.
>I get the same temperatures at 85 degrees ambient temperature as I do at

>100 degrees so I can't say what results you'll get but its just a $20.00

>experiment with a new filter so I'd say go for it if you've got over
>10,000 miles on your engine. If you've got an old engine I'd run marvel
>mystery oil in it for a full 3000 mile oil change cycle and run some
>engine flush through the engine before you make the switch. Apears that
>the synthetic breaks the crud loose and can stop up your oil delivery if

>the engine is in mid life.
>
>Stan
>
>
>On Thu, 8 Aug 2002 12:02:35 -0400 "Russell, William"
> writes:
> > Cooler too right? I've heard 5 - 10 degrees cooler.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Stan Wilder [mailto:wilden1@juno.com]
> > Sent: August 8, 2002 11:53
> > To: william.russell@UW-INC.COM
> > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Syntheic Oil
> >
> > Go for it! I made the switch at about 10,000 miles and the engine
> > just
> > seems to run better (consider that I feel the same way after I wash
> > the
> > van).
> >
> > Stan Wilder
> > 83 Air Cooled Westfalia
> >
> > On Thu, 8 Aug 2002 10:32:34 -0400 "Russell, William"
> > writes:
> > > A quick question: I'm thinking of switching from 'real' to
> > > 'synthetic'
> > > oil in my 1980 air-cooled. It has about 12000-15000 kms on the
> > > engine
> > > since it was re-built. It has been running 'real' oil since the
> > > rebuild. Is this a no-brainer? Is it really just an issue of
> > cost?
> > > Is
> > > synthetic just better and that's all there is to it?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > \/\/i!!y
> > >
> > > 1980 Westfalia "Jazzy"
> > >
> >
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