I used to daily drive a 1.6TD vanagon with stock gearing.  Even with larger
tires I would bounce it off the rev limiter all day long at 110-115 kph.  On
the other hand, it would do that with the car dolly/racecar  in tow as
well!  :)  Anytime my foot was on the throttle the boost was full on.

Jason Ewing

On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 10:19 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> well, they are kinda funny.
> in a stock diesel vanagon you get to right about 52 mph, and it 'feels' and
> sounds like it's time for the next gear - power drops off, and revs are
> high........but .....shoot ! 'I've been in 4th gear since about 35 mph !"
>
> surely the lowest geared car or van ever sold in the US.
> and funny thing is ........it doesn't seem to help that much anyway, such
> low gearing.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 7:04 PM
> Subject: Re: FS: 5 Speed Diesel Tranny
>
>
>  That's nicely put Scott - "desperately under-geared".  =)
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 6:03 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
>> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>
>>  that's juss what ah figured.
>>> I like that................. 'the dreaded DZ.'
>>>
>>> I have only seen one DM, it's *slightly* better than the DZ. ,like not
>>> quite
>>> so desparately under-geared.  and they never came in Westy's I don't
>>> think.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "mark drillock" <mdrillock@COX.NET>
>>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 4:28 PM
>>> Subject: Re: FS: 5 Speed Diesel Tranny
>>>
>>>
>>>  You can tell by the shallow ribs on the top of the case that it is not a
>>>
>>>> DK from an aircooled. It must be a DM or the even more dreaded DZ, both
>>>> 82 diesel versions of the 091 4 speed.
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  so the next question is ..........( since I think the ad said 80 to 82
>>>>> vanagon transaxle ) ....
>>>>> is it a DK,
>>>>> or is it an 82 diesel 4 speed ?
>>>>> it has the DV bell housing on it , but it doesn't look like a DK to me
>>>>> ,
>>>>> but DK's are useful.
>>>>> I suspect it's just an 82 DV 4 speed..........the least desirable of
>>>>> all
>>>>> vanagon manual transmissions.
>>>>>
>>>>> at the right price..
>>>>> the Bell Housing and input shaft are valuable.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
>>
>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>>
>> Crescent Beach, BC
>>
>> www.thebassspa.com
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>
>