Interesting to see that three air-cooled's all have the high end torque
issue. I am not so disappointed with my performance now. Its that last 10
mph from 50-60mph that gets all of us.

Where the hel1 is Stan... we need his stats too.

Sean Garrett
1981 Westy (his)
1995 Eurovan Camper (hers)
sean.garrett@asu.edu

> -----Original Message-----
> From: G.M.Bulley [mailto:gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 1:31 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Aircooled Westy 0-60
>
>
> 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).
>