Keep in mind that his Altitude was right @ 5000ft ASL which
translates, roughly, into an 18% drop in HorsePower compared to the
NearSeaLevel run that you were relating to Dennis ~ AND his Westy adds
more weight & drag to the scenario.
        Even with an EJ25 below deck, if you happen to have a tall 4th (.77)
& big tires (235/75r15) between it & the ground, the wind can bring
you down to 60 ~ BTDT.

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 2 Jan , 2012, at 9:30 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote:

> My '87 Syncro Passenger now with 153K on 215/70-14 tires easily gets
> to 80
> and beyond. 2 years ago I drove it Daytona from Long Island and was
> really
> surprised at well it gets up to speed given a bit of time. If you
> are having
> trouble reaching 60 on level road something is seriously wrong. I
> mention
> tires as larger tires can actually reduce top speed due to less
> horsepower
> being available.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
> Jon Kanas
> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 1:30 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Not Fair!!
>
>  Greetings and Happy New Year,
>
> Yesterday morning (12/31) at about 7:40 I was Northbound on I-25,
> north of
> Colorado 66 approaching Johnson's Corner in very high winds in my gray
> Syncro Westfalia.  My top speed was approaching all of 60mph - like
> I said,
> it was windy.
> Much to my surprise, I was overtaken by a gold Syncro
> (non-camper) who was easily doing 75 or 80.  We waved at each
> other.  If, by
> any chance, you're the owner of that gold Syncro and on the list,
> please
> p-mail me.
>
> I need that kind of power!!!
> --
>
> *Best Regards,
> Jon*