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• Re: confessions of a speeder
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 20:16:54 -0800
  On my last trip to New Mexico from California I ranged between 17.3 and 19.4 mpg, driving, usually, 65 to 70 mph...
• FOR SALE - Sunroof Wind Deflector / Pulsation Attenuator
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:23:28 EDT
  ...intense pressure pulsation in the cabin which starts as soon as you hit 45 MPH with the roof cranked open, here is the solution.
• 4th Gear Ratio Swaps?
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 01:34:16 -0800
  ...2.0 liter 8v ABA with modified 5th gear ratio (~70 MPH @ 3000 RPMs) _________________________________________________________________ Have fun customizing MSN Messenger � learn how here! http://www...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 14:01:24 -0700
  I have not been following this thread, but if you like pictures to go with the numbers, try this for a view of the...
• Re: No need to jump on breaker bars
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 14:06:59 -0700
  ...but what about the 46mm axle nuts on a > Vanagon? Tom B.- Big nuts allow you to go over 60 mph w/o overheating...
• Decoupler
  Historical mailing list - mike .
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:51:20 -0700
  ...Would not have wanted to drop into 4wd at 70 mph so I'm really glad I got the decoupler! Mike
• Re: Gas Mileage Improvements?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:14:21 -0700
  ...automatic was > measured at a constant 75 mph highway driving, versus 65 mph, versus 55 > mph. > 3 to 5 mpg gain! >� Enjoy the scenery...
• Re: Vanagon land speed record
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 19:43:48 -0800
  ...On the way back I had a wonderful 30- 40 mph tail wind that pushed my little Westy right along with the big SUVs...
• Re: Aircooled ?s here for my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 20:45:41 -0500
  ...DK Tranny I run the mile markers very often at 60 for five mile timing and the spedo is right at 60 mph. I...
• (Fwd) Re: How Fast Was I Driving?? KPH & MPH
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 18:47:21 -0300
  ...So I figures out that it should take me 1 minute between mile markers to go 60 mph (in the USA) or in the...
• Re: Help needed for 88 Cabriolet emissions failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 22:15:25 -0400
  ...HC ppm - 15 mph - (limit 152) - actual 56 CO% - 15 mph - (limit .86) - actual .64 NO ppm - 15 mph - (limit 1203) - actual 1614 So...
• Re: speedometer accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 6 May 2013 13:54:16 -0700
  ...And what do I notice? Speedometer says 60 mph and GPS says 45 mph! At 70 (speedometer) the GPS says 62! I am running...
• Re: Science of Washboarding
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:47:20 -0600
  ...26 miles of washboard trying the slow 5-12 mph & sometimes the 30-35 mph, float over the washboard, literally melted the tops of...
• Re: 87 Vanagon For Sale / N. Virginia
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 12:57:03 -0500
  running a 138K mile engine @ 85 mph? no thanks At 01:24 PM 6/6/2003 -0400, Jan Swartzendruber wrote: >MAKE ME AN OFFER...
• Re: High Wind Warning!
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:50:26 -0700
  > > >>chris > > > > I bet the wind had to be a lot higher than 70 mph to flip that > westy? Was > > it driveable after it got...
• Highway driving
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:51:40 -0700
  ...65/16 at 44 pounds I usually highway drive at 63 mph, 3400 RPM, and average about 20 MPG. Is that about right? What...
• Power mirrors on an '85?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 09:59:19 -0700
  ...pull it out to keep them from flopping back at 65 mph. Anyone put on mirrors from a later van? It might be worth...
• Re: Vent windows past 90 degrees -- nope
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:44:56 -0400
  ...They stay open way past 90 degrees until I hit about 45-50 MPH. Lucky sumgun...you can tighten the clamp and they'll...
• 74 Westie-Oil Temperatures
  Historical mailing list - Easton Trevor
  Mon, 03 Jun 96 10:48:00 DST
  ...Temp runs about 220 until protracted running on highway at 60-65 mph then up to 260 and takes an age to return. This...
• 91 syncro westy left rear wheel chirp at 50+ mph
  Historical mailing list - robyn and heather rudisill
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 12:17:26 -0700
  The only thing that has changed is that I just had my tires rotated. I commute on surface roads, so I haven't been...
• Re: driveshaft difficulties
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 21 May 2001 13:34:39 EDT
  In a message dated 5/21/01 11:20:07 AM, dragonlist@ipmts.ucsc.edu writes: << a bit of a shimmy at 40 mph...
• Re: Tiico convert question
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 09:09:32 -0800
  ...Tiico convert question > > and have hit highway speeds in excess of 100 > mph/160 kph
• worn cv joint symptom?
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:59:33 EDT
  Help! When acelerating and cruising on freeway at 60 mph, I feel an out-of-balance wheel vibration in the rear of my 88...
• Re: Vanagon Configuration Puzzler
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 19:55:26 -0800
  ............My guess at top speed would be about 100 mph or 87 knots. It looks very areodynamic.......... That was the Capt. Nemo model, only...
• Re: Simple tire qurestion
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 20:02:16 -0500
  ...S is the speed rating index - 112 mph http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/general/sidewall.htm is really helpful.
• Re: Clicking speedo - is there a cure?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 15:35:18 EDT
  ...Be careful when doing this at speeds over 120 mph. Good luck, Roger
• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 15:23:55 -0500
  My water/sewer bill now exceeds my gasoline bill. DB ---------------- Clip ---------------- That's what all that water and prunes will do to you ..... Stan...
• Re: Towing Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:21:10 -0400
  Vanagon automatics can be towed a maximum of 30 miles at a maximum speed of 30 mph. Anything further and/or faster requires the...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 21:53:57 -0500
  ...101 MPH Vanagon! It is my understanding from reading some of the literature and documentation that the vanagon far exceeds the previous (loaf) bus...
• Re: GoWesty 2.4L Engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:54:01 -0700
  ...that I was not to go over >>55 MPH for quite awhile. Doesn't GoWesty have break-in instructions? > > http://gowesty.com/library_article...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:37:28 -0400
  ...55 MPH in 2nd is >> about 7350 RPM (way above redline). >> >> No doubt you meant to say it's bouncing between 3rd and 4th...
• Re: Air cooled vanagon trip report
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 19:52:35 -0700
  ...oil temp approached 200 > degrees > Typical highway driving speeds: > -60-65 mph (faster in hills to keep rpms closer to 4k) > MPG numbers: > -avg...
• Yow! - loose '73 engine mounting
  Historical mailing list - dean c aukes
  Tue, 09 Jul 1996 08:22:33 -0500
  ...The only thing that is different is that I have driven the new speed limit - 70 mph - to work several times lately. I think...
• Re: [FIX] Instrument Housing Repair
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 22:19:54 -0400
  ...I had the speedo > held in place with "100 mph Tape" (Alaskan for silver "Duck" tape" - > used to fix SuperCub airplanes up there - thus...
• Re: VW V-8 engine
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 22:16:28 -0800
  David Brodbeck wrote: > On Fri, 21 Feb 2003, Stan Wilder wrote: > >>I'm confident >>that it will actually go past the 120 mph on...
• Re: Failed CA Smog Test
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:07:58 -0700
  ...results: > > 15 MPH Test > HC 221 Max allowed 131 > CO 0.87 Max allowed 0.82 > NO 1970 Max 1085 > > 25 MPH Test > HC...
• Re: Aircooled ?s here for my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 15:02:50 -0700
  ...1st thru 3rd = ? sec 4th to 60 mph = ? sec Thanks in Advance Sean > -----Original Message----- > From: Stan Wilder [mailto:wilden1@JUNO.COM] > Sent: Thursday...
• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:26:40 -0500
  ...101 MPH Vanagon! >Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 21:53:09 -0700 > >OK, so we;ve gone over the "why" factor and the "surprise...
• Re: Shake down cruise
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 15:13:29 -0700
  ...Survived the mountains, down to < 30 mph on a few grades.....about as expected.���Found I drove more with the tach than the speedometer...
• B.F.Goodrich all terrain 28x8.5-14C (tires agian)
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 07:42:12 -0500
  ...Tire report- quiet, very quiet at all speeds except 10 mph, so who cares. Snow traction, (we got 4", the night I put them...
• Re: time vs. rpm vs. wear
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 00:05:55 -0500
  ...Oil temp @ 70 mph = 270*F, not 170. Sorry.
• Re: W pretour trip report
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Jan 1995 21:08:41 -0800
  ...You hiked up a muddy hillside past midnight in sleet, 55 mph winds, and 35F temps to look at rain-swollen waterfalls??!??? How many...
• Re: Vanagon Safety - Stopping Distance?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 16:49:06 -0400
  WOW! These stopping distances are really good. :-) Dave wrote: > <snip>Oh, look, an 86 Syncro, now these are impressive numbers: > BRAKING > 70-0 mph...
• Re: just how COLD is IT?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 18:10:42 EST
  ...2 degrees F her this morning in Boston with 15-30 MPH winds! It's frikken cold! >> Yeah, freezin in South San Francisco. Must...
• Re: Vanagon not as fast as you think
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 20:26:55 -0500
  ...Huh?? Time and distance measurements show that the speedo in my 91 GL is rather close at 72 MPH. (1 mile in 50 seconds...
• Re: Worst thing you ever did to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:26:58 -0500
  ...Couldn't figure out why it misfired and lost power at about 55 mph. Realized eventually that it had been up against the rpm...
• Re: faster syncro ebay
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:22:26 -0700
  > i'm also curious about how strong it is compared to the sub 2.5. > eisenhower tunnel at 60 mph is my goal. Hmmm...
• Re: Anyone know how to calibrate the speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:03:21 -0700
  ...Mine now indicates 62 MPH when I'm travelling @ 65 MPH (checked by GPS), so If I rely solely on the speedo, I could...
• Snow Tires??
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 25 Sep 95 19:28:28 CDT
  ...braking distance Acceleration in g's *** Performance from 30 mph from 0 to 30 mph BFGoodrich Touring T/A 86 ft 0.17 Bridgestone...
• Re: AT speeds/rpm's
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Jul 2002 00:00:24 -0400
  ...AT speeds/rpm's using a gps i determined that my 2.1L runs at about 66 mph at 4,000 RPM. I would...
• Re: Which is better, synthetic oil or conventional oil? from the AAA website
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 19:53:01 -0400
  ...With that great bread box body style, I think I pushed a cold front across Kansas at 75 MPH last year! TEMiller Malcolm Stebbins...
• Re: Waterboxer hop-up vs. swap
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 09:43:42 PST
  ...I can get to 75 mph with a 1.03 fourth gear, in fifth I can cruise at 70 to 75 easy, been to...
• Re: HELP-- 45 MPH @ WOT ???
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:20:29 -0700
  ...HELP-- 45 MPH @ WOT ??? | |Cat is clogged...or muffler is clogged... | | |From: Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM |Sent: Monday...
• Re: Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 09:17:39 -0800
  Why did this lead footed vanagon driver have to 'shut it off' at 115 mph? Why didn't they just slow it down like...
• Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
  Historical mailing list - sharks
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 12:46:37 -0800
  ...The > vehicle is an energy absorbtion device that happens to haul human cargo at > 80 mph. with opposing traffic hauling ass 6 inches off...
• V-belt failure & engine health
  Historical mailing list - Jesse King
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 22:29:10 -0500
  Can v-belt failure cause engine damage? I was traveling about 65 mph when the battery & EGR indiot lights came on. I felt for...
• Re: Teenage Vanagon Drivers
  Historical mailing list - G Challis
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 23:36:17 -0700
  ...months after getting his license, he was stopped for doing 74 mph in a 40 zone, within a mile of home; I didn't...
• NVC: Top Fuel Dragster Stats
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 08:11:16 -0700
  ...In order to exceed 300 mph in 4.5 seconds dragsters must accelerate at an average of over 4G's. In order to reach...
• Re: What's the best thing you've ever done to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 29 May 2011 10:24:53 -0700
  ...Dixie's still very happy to poop along doing 50 MPH using 2200 RPM in fifth and now she's just as happy to...
• Mark Stevens Article
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 09:25:11 EDT
  ...After driving from Knoxville to Farmington, NC and experiencing 3rd gear mountain climbs at 50 MPH, the thought of more low-end torque sounds...