I was wondering if you'd chipped them or some such. Calling it 230 is
already like the old SAE gross pre-72 I can't let you get away with
240 if you haven't earned it :)  So do they have EGRs or no?

Jim Akiba

On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 7:57 PM, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
> Eh? Isn't that the right horsepower on the SVX? Oh, 230 hp. mea culpa.
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> On Sep 12, 2008, at 6:24 PM, Jim Akiba wrote:
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>> Kim do you have an active EGR system on the SVXs in your vans? Where
>> does the 240HP for the SVXs come from, measured or guess?
>>
>> Jim Akiba
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 3:44 PM, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> My most recent vehicle purchase is not a Vanagon. But a Jaguar X-Type
>>> (small 4 wheel drive sedan). I got it as I wanted a winter vehicle
>>> OTHER than my Vanagons, and I wanted something that got (relatively)
>>> good fuel economy.
>>>
>>> So it is interesting (to me) to compare engine/transmission and fuel
>>> economy between it and my "normal" Vanagons.
>>>
>>> Vehicle   Jaguar X-type    Vanagon Syncro     Vanagon Syncro Camper
>>> Engine        3.0 V6           3.3 H6             3.3 H6
>>> weight        3428 lbs        3650 lbs           4000 lbs
>>> HP             231             240                240
>>> MPG          18-30mpg         16-17 mpg          15-17 mpg
>>> L              n/a             6.03               6.03
>>> 1st           3.42             3.78               3.78
>>> 2nd           2.14             2.06               2.06
>>> 3rd           1.45             1.23               1.08
>>> 4th           1.03             0.86               0.70
>>> 5th           0.77              n/a                n/a
>>> Final Drive   3.80             5.43               5.43
>>> Tire size   225/45R17       225/70R15          215/75R16
>>>
>>> MPG figure is real world experience GPS corrected for tire size
>>> differences.
>>>
>>> Tire size on the vanagon doesn't seem to make any difference towards
>>> fuel economy (from using 205/65R15 tires or 215/75R16)
>>>
>>> On the Jag, the gearing is oriented towards sporty. If I don't shift
>>> extremely early the mpg figure drops dramatically. Early shifting is
>>> around 2800 rpm (at most). On the Vanagons, I find that if I shift at
>>> less than 4000 rpms, the engine tends to accelerate VERY slowly (On
>>> the Westy, the big jump between 2nd and 3rd really means I wind up 2nd
>>> pretty decently.)
>>>
>>> In reviewing all the specs, it occurs to me that while the
>>> aerodynamics make some difference as to the fuel economy, especially
>>> above 50 mph, it is possible that the final drive ratio is the big
>>> difference.
>>>
>>> I'll have to do a lot more experimenting with driving habits in my
>>> passenger syncro to see if I can't make a significant impact on my
>>> fuel economy.
>>>
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