A number of years ago I had a '79 Scirocco with a five speed.  In order to
break the 100mph barrier, I had to down shift to 4th gear. Don't remember
the engine speed but I used to think it strange that it would go faster in
4th than 5th.  Now with some experience I understand. You need torque and
speed to make POWER.  Engine speed with tall gears will reduce available
power.  The Waterboxer being a short stroke engine will make things worse as
it can not develop much torque to begin with. That is why it is geared as it
is.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Lilley <vwvanman@EXCITE.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, January 21, 1999 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: 133 mph WB?? BUNK!

>On         Thu, 21 Jan 1999 09:20:17 +0100, Helmut Zeidler wrote:
>
>> I guess, Robert owns an kph speedo, and he doesn't know.
>> From experience, 136 hp on a Vanagon gives 160 kph on
>> flat. I got reports, that a Eurovan with 200 hp speeds up
>> to 200 kph, the Eurovan with the 150 hp TDI is specified by
>> Volkswagen to 180 kph.
>>
>> Helmut
>> '80 Vanagaudi
>
>NO IT is NOT kph  IT is MPH...I know the difference...
>
>My goal in my 88 vanagon engine is NOT to go 133MPH.  I was simply stating
>what the mph could be at 5600 rpms the new .70 fifth gear of my new tranny.
>I do not plan to find out. I am sure it will do over a 100 MPH easy, which
>will be plenty fast for me...  My 73 bus goes to 80 MPH easily!!
>
>Robert
>
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