Chris,
If I ever get my van up and running fuel injection with the Porsche
tranny we'll have to take some runs ;)

sudhir.

On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 02:13:12 +0000, Chris DeLong <green536@hotmail.com> wrote:
> http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1552680
>
> http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1252551
>
> http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/543989
>
> I am sure he would be happy to answer any doubting questions. I also know
> the guys down at Matrix Engineering and they would not make stories up about
> dyno numbers.
>
> 250 hp, but is incapable of reaching a speed of around 130mph? I dont think
> so.
>
> Chris DeLong
> Fine Tuning
> 206.522.5503
> www.finetuningperformance.com
> Seattle, WA USA
>
> >From: jbange <hfinn@INGRATES.NET>
> >Reply-To: jbange <hfinn@INGRATES.NET>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Re: 130mph in a vanagon
> >Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 08:07:25 -0800
> >
> >At 11:28 PM 12/6/2004, you wrote:
> >>I can assure all of you that Eric's speedo was reading what it appears to
> >>be
> >>reading.
> >
> >It APPEARS to be reading 0 mph. Take a look at it again. See that little
> >black dot under the "0" in the 10 mph marking? That's the peg.  It's very
> >clearly on the WRONG SIDE OF THE NEEDLE to be 130 mph or anything near it.
> >
> >>  I do doubt that it was indicating 130 mph. My rabbit with a swapped
> >>2.0l 16v in it does that speed just fine. The aerodynamics of a Vanagon do
> >>not allow it to acheive a true 130 mph. Nothing fishy about his post. I
> >>know
> >>thats what he saw. I would also like to take this time to point out how
> >>inaccurate our speedos are at that speed. I dont think Eric was trying to
> >>say he was doing 130 MPH. Either way, give the man a break. He put alot of
> >>time and money into a really nice Vanagon. Let him have his glory.
> >
> >I do commend his work, but spending time and money doesn't mean we have to
> >believe everything he says. I can't give him a break on his post on
> >vwvortex:
> >
> >"We did a top speed run just past exit 14 on I-5. Ever see a Vanagon speedo
> >go all the way around back to the peg? (I took out my odo reset button). We
> >hit the peg and it was still creeping up."
> >
> >The picture he posted clearly shows the speedo needle resting on the left
> >side of the peg in the "0 mph" position. He's telling a fish story. Maybe
> >he did have it up that fast and didn't feel comfortable snapping a pic, but
> >the picture he does have is NOT what he describes. I'm sorry, but
> >extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.
> >
> >John Bange
> >'90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
>