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Subject:Re: Vanagon Drag Coefficient?
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Wed, 24 Mar 2004 21:34:11 -0500

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004, Jim Felder wrote:

> Even vanagons? I've never taken my 90 above the greenline. The diesel,
> well it's at full throttle all the time but nobody can tell.

Will it actually get to yellow line in 4th gear on the flat?  My old '75
bus was drag-limited in 4th, it couldn't produce enough power to over-rev
in that gear.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon