Vanagon friends... you asked:

0-50 in 23 seconds
0-60 in 44 seconds

Relevant factoids:
elevation 130' above sea level
air temp +/- 87 F
motor temp 190 F (oil)
2 passengers (340 lb total)
Completely full gas tank
1/2 full water tank, full propane
100 lbs camping gear, porta-potti, etc.
70 lb middle seat
Shifting 2-3 needle-widths above redline dots in 1st and 2nd. Shifting
3rd at 54 mph.

Motor: 2056 cc (96mm x 71mm) with counterweighted crank and complete
race balance, Pertronix Igniter on Bosch 205 (OEM) distributor, blue
coil, EGR disconnected for test. Everything else stock as from the
factory for 1982 Federal. About 300 miles on new heads, new Total seal
rings, 25k on bottom end.

Next motor will be a Jake Raby 94 x 78 with bigger valves and CIS... the
Vanagon needs less bore, and more stroke for added torque... then maybe
we'll see 0-60 in 38 seconds. Brick.

Bringing your ideas to life,
G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of westydriver
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 3:46 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Aircooled ?s here for my 81 Westy

at sea  level  maybe.  here in denver i get 60 in about 45 seconds in
an  82 westy.   the oil loss could be several things but yes that
sounds excessive to me.
jimt
On Thursday, Oct 3, 2002, at 10:09 America/Denver, Sean Garrett wrote:
> 1. I followed the thread about poor performance in a 82 air-cooled and
> noticed that several folks chimed in about 0-60 mph in 30 seconds. I
> have
> tried that with my Westy and it (at best) can go from 0-50 in 30
> seconds.
> However as soon as I drop into 4th gear it takes another additional 30
> seconds to get up to 60. I just have no high end torque like some
> others
> have said they have (Bulley and another listee in Florida).