

| Subject: | Re: Does your Vanagon "ride happy" |
| From: | John Rodgers |
| Date: | Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:08:53 -0600 |
Hmmm, for single guys a van full of Jello with a trollop on top wearing the whip cream might be a better bet! LOL Sorry, just couldn't resist. The door was left wide open. My apologies to the Ladies of the List. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Richard Golen wrote: > I'd prefer a van-full of jello with a HUGE dollop of whipped cream on > top! > > At 02:07 PM 11/21/2006, Bostig Eng wrote: >> Yeah there is definitely a psychological component to perception when it >> comes to this stuff as well, but filling the interior room of the van >> with >> people and stuff is a good demonstration of the NVH rule of thumb >> which has >> mass being the most effective tool in noise control. However, try >> peeling >> down an off or on ramp with the same vanload of folks and you quickly >> discover some other principles that apply when adding lot's of mass to >> something. I wonder what would happen if you filled a van with a foot of >> jello and let it gel, then drove it. >> >> Jim >> >> Bostig Engineering >> Engine Systems Voodoo >> http://www.bostig.com/ >> 617.272.3800 >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jeff Lincoln [mailto:magikvw@GMAIL.COM] >> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:52 PM >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Subject: Re: Does your Vanagon "ride happy" >> >> This also occurs after washing, oil changes, adding new "gadgets", and >> generally knowing that you are driving your beloved beast for its >> intended >> purpose (kniwing you have a few days off work helps too). >> >> On 11/21/06, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > RE: Ride Happy >> > I've had the same experience when loaded heavy. A couple of times >> a year >> > I >> > load a bunch (I mean a whole lot) of astronomy equipment into my >> '90 Westy >> > for about a three hour trip to a location in Eastern Washington. >> Most of >> > the distance is on the freeway, I-90. And I always notice how nice >> the >> > ride >> > is and also how quiet because the back end is completely full, to >> the top, >> > with scope and equipment cases. >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> >> Jeff >> 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work) >> 86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90') >> 85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future) > >
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