I just roadtested my 81.............3300 rpms at 60 mph, 3800 at  70, 4100
at 80 mph..........It accelerates quicker from 70 to 80 then than 60 to 70
cause of that tall 4th gear....................

Adam P
81  Westy "The Brick "
70 Single Cab "Whitey"
74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
75 Campmobile "for sale'
Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
----- Original Message -----
From: "westydriver" <westydriver@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: Aircooled ?s here for my 81 Westy

> my 82 westy  with slightly undersized tires doesnt read that high at
> those rpms.  havent been up to that speed for a few weeks but if i
> remember right  my speedo and tach both hit max/red at the about the
> same  time which would mean about 80  at 5k  and 70 at about 4100 on my
> speedo/tach.
> jimt
> On Thursday, Oct 3, 2002, at 18:42 America/Denver, Vanagon man wrote:
>
> > Your speedo is off.  No way you are going 70 with 3300 rpms. Have
> > driven too
> > many of them to believe that...........
> >> After speed is reached (70 mph at 3300 rpms) it will still respond
> >> pretty
> >> good.
> >
>