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Subject:Re: small car VW engine conversion
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Wed, 25 Feb 2004 05:51:11 +1300

>The Vanagon is not designed for high speed driving

Porsche did a run of aircooled T3s in about 1983. Porsche dosen't
agree with you.
>
>and lacks the additional
>safety features such as airbags and ABS brakes. If you want to make the
>weenies mad get a motorcycle.

Motorcycles, of course, all have airbags & ABS.

>The problem isn't that the Vanagon is'nt fast enough but everyone is
>speeding. I should have been a motorcycle cop.
>
>75 mph is fairly stable in my Vanagon depending on the road .

Mine was perfectly stable at 180 kmh (112mph).

They RACE hotted-up T3s on german racetracks, and these buses are
driven HARD. Who says they're niot suitable for speed?
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Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
64 (3) 473-8863
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Fossil preparator
Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut
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