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• Re: don't use cruise control in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 14:19:24 -0400
  ...enough) and suddenly saw > that it was reading 30 mph, instead of the 60 mph I thought I was > traveling at. A short time...
• Transmission Ratios, Diesels, Conversions
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 14:24:27 -0700
  ...Were they brushing aside their own engineering data? And yes, if a mere 60 mph is your intended highway cruising speed then the diesel...
• Vanagon cooling (air cooled)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Apr 1996 23:25:59 -0500
  ...what kind of RPMs am I running at 60 and 70 mph? What is the "redline" on the type IV motor? Frankly I don...
• Re: cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 09:04:04 -0500
  ...He has no vibrations but he does > cruise at 4200 - 4300 rpm or around 80 mph with 225 14 tires. I use > valvoline moly...
• Re: High-speed Tires, (was Porsches' stupid uninventive vehicle (SUV))
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 15:32:10 -0400
  ...year? > > These racers routinely hit 180 mph for hours, and are at times in the > 200+ mph range. Tires were not the limiting factor...
• Re: Speedo needle sits still sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 14 Jan 2014 08:04:43 -0800
  ...Oops, I'm speeding in a 30 mph zone. > School zones are 20 mph, so I go 20mph clock speed (18mph actual) since > there...
• Re: Vanagon gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 19:14:42 -0500
  ...That gives me 63 mph on the > straightaways.....! > > Regards, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > Mark Tuovinen wrote: > >> Buy a Honda Insight and drive under...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 11:11:50 -0700
  ...95 dBC / 80 dBA at 65 mph. Lot's of low frequency noise. It's not the tire profile, I think: 65 mph is...
• Re: Perfect weather for Winter Camping!!
  Historical mailing list - Pete Owsianowski
  Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:42:01 -0500
  ...Winds ENE at 10 to 15 mph. Feb 18 Tonight > Generally clear. Low 66F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Feb 19 Tomorrow...
• Re: "True" speed with BFG 27 x 8.5 tires
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 6 May 2000 00:27:46 +0200
  ...In each case, my indicated speed on the radar > wagon display matched my speedo within 1 mph or so. I am running the > 27...
• Re: 91 Vanagon GL Top Speed?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 12:28:07 -0700
  ...found out the > vanagon can actually do 90 mph! So whats the fastest > this stock Vanagon GL can go anyways? >> > > I don't know...
• Re: my NEW RIDE.... I'M SELLING THE FARM FOR THIS ONE
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:44:02 -0600
  ...55 mph. > Imagine trying to go out the parkway east up those long hills up past > Forest Hills/ Wilkinsburg at 40 MPH with all...
• Re: The New Rear-Engined VW UP!
  Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:56:34 -0400
  ...1.8 can't pull squat at 70 > mph > down the highway and over passes. Maybe if you're okay going 35 mph up...
• Re: Faint sputter/stutter at 70mph
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:28:22 -0400
  ...Dirty >filter-->noisy pump--->70 mph flat spot on pressing gas pedal What about at 80? Or 75? If it's ok there, then...
• Re: Diesel?
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 10:44:34 -0400
  ...I towed over 2000 lbs with mine while crusing at it's top speed of 70 mph/hr! (But that's that the turbo...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Robie Pierce
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 14:14:14 -0400
  Driving on the highway 65 mph a small rear wheel vibration started. Kind of like a tire was all of a sudden out of...
• Westy sighting, only in L.A.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Emmons
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 10:04:37 -0500
  ...We were doing about 15 mph. Where else could you see that but in LA? Dave Emmons
• Bouncy Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 08:40:08 -0700
  ...I�d say it�s about a 2-3 mph range and it seems like the same amount at most speeds. I know this...
• Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:18:26 -0700
  ...I kept speeds at ~ 55 mph. When ambient temps cooler, ran it at ~ 60 MPH. It ran just fine, with no starting issues for...
• Re: Technique For Removing Speedo needle?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:10:08 -0700
  ...I drove > so the GPS indicated 60 MPH, and noted what the speedo read. > > Back home, take it out of the cluster again, and...
• Re: New owner with question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:47:36 EST
  ...For the most part the maximum speed limit in the US was 55 MPH when our Vanagons were delivered. And as a result they...
• Re: [Syncro] Conclusion on 235/75-15s--Thumbs Down on 4th
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 22:37:53 -0500
  ...I can easily cruise up most interstate grades at 70 to 75 mph, surprising the truckers that see a VW van at the start...
• Re: Tire size question
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 05 Dec 94 20:30:57 CST
  ...it has circumference of 76.02 inches, makes 833.50 rev/mile, indicated 60 mph = 60mph (assuming NO speedometer error. ;) now, changing only the...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 11:25:57 -0700
  ...The MPG can certainly be improved but a claim of 25 MPG at 75 MPH puts all claims by that person under suspicion in...
• Re: manual to auto
  Historical mailing list - Rob Cassam
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 20:10:24 -0500
  ...manual to auto I need to turn a little over 4000 rpms to go 70 mph in my ' 91 automatic. The trans. works perfectly...
• Re: Of Crotchety Knees and Autotranny Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 09:02:04 -0700
  ...I like the auto for convenience and as has been said, easy enough to drop down into "2" for hills, maintaining 50 mph or...
• Re: Vanagon's Strange Noises
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Mon, 21 Oct 2013 22:46:31 -0400
  ...to become > noticeable around 50 mph - gets louder with more speed and disappears in > road noise around 65 mph. > > I am concerned! There is...
• Re: FS: 5 Speed Diesel Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:19:12 -0700
  Going up a hill north of my house in Phoenix, my Doka droops to around 45 mph. No surprise there, but I found last...
• Strange wire in harness? Stretch update
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Sun, 1 Nov 1998 18:05:09 -0800
  ...me at a bit over 50 mph in second (Stock gear) and it cruises at 81 mph at 4000 rpm. (4.57 w a...
• Re: flue vent
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 19:41:17 -0500
  ...The inner flat gizmo in ours was slightly askew when we bought the van and speeds over 5 mph would blow out the fridge...
• Re: Porsche's SUV
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 22:05:18 -0400
  ...5,000 pounds going 168 mph can do a lot more damage than 3,000 pounds going 65. It's not jealousy for me...
• Re: 4th Gear Ratio Swaps?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 22:07:30 -0700
  I've noticed no real effect on mileage, but allows me to drive a few mph faster across the open desert without exceeding my...
• Re: smart car
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:44:38 -0600
  ...smart car > > Keep up with freeway traffic...? The ones they sell here in Canada > are governed at 135 kph (84 mph). The europeans get...
• An Even Littler Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 22:21:36 +0000
  ...kept going, then a few minutes later speedo was showing 65 mph again) and just a plain wonderful weekend. Even the Sunday "return home...
• back from summer trip tips.
  Historical mailing list
  25 Aug 94 13:34
  ...I just got a new motor and they suggested a 500 mile run in not exceeding 50 mph. I've heard also that new...
• Eurovan brake vibration
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Mera
  Mon, 13 Oct 1997 16:02:52 -0700
  My 95 Eurobago has developed a pulsation of the brake pedal when applied at speeds above 50 mph; feels like something is out of...
• A speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 14 Jun 1998 13:43:13 -0700
  ...While the speedo needle used to be rock-steady, it now vibrates in a small arc, perhaps +/- 2 or 3 mph. Does anybody know...
• door seal/wind noise
  Historical mailing list - Rick Ferguson
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 04:56:51 +0000
  ...thru the driver's door when I reach speeds of 50 mph plus. I can see the bolts in the door hinges, someone told...
• Door Seals
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 09:25:58 -0400
  ...Door Seals Last night i noticed that my drivers door start making a lot of noise when i go over 55 MPH. Is this...
• Re: vanagon top speed, extrapolation
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 23:27:36 -0700
  ...roughly, and I do mean a rough estimate, to go 112 mph in a Vanagon >> one needs around 225 hp at the driving wheels...
• Re: Watch Those Out of State Plates and Don't Take any Crap
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 21 Oct 2006 08:33:55 -0600
  ...Guess I'd better get a front plate on my van, and come down from 80 mph to say, maybe, uh, 77? Oh, and...
• Re: Air cooled mileage
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 25 May 2008 17:02:36 -0600
  ...Flat-out on I-70, 3rd, 4th gear, up to 75 mph. All the time with the brick on the pedal. ;-) 21.9 mpg...
• Lifters pumping down at speed
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:21:22 -0700
  I seem to have the reverse of most lifter problems - my lifters pump down when cruising at a steady 60 mph and higher, but...
• Re: Bad has milleage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:44:28 -0400
  ...On the freeway, I notice the rpm at > 65 mph is about 3,900, at 70 mph is way over 4,000. I remember...
• Re: is it just a matter of perception?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 07 Dec 94 08:30:18 CST
  ...vanagon through snow (which is falling rapidly) that around 25-30 mph, >the world takes on a different sence. Instead of me driving on...
• Re: Hoping to buy a hauler, single or double cab.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 11:57:49 PDT
  ...With a 50 MPH limit, its possible that the impact speed between the two vehicles was over 100 MPH... that anyone survived is amazing...
• Question on Waterboxer Power vs transplants.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 30 May 2001 23:00:36 -0800
  ...I cruise in the 65 MPH/3800 RPM range. I go up hills at 65 Mph/ 3800 RPM range. I don't believe the...
• Re: Vanagon Crash Pix
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:13:09 -0700
  ...This crash was at 55 mph? Wow! Did it ricochet past the Tahoe or spin it around? 55 to zero would have been worse...
• interesting for o2 sens/power loss topic
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 21:48:57 -0500
  ...The decrease in mpg with the sensor disconnected is misleading since I was able to go 72 mph(13.57 mpg) verses 60 mph...
• Re: VANAGON GEARING
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:53:00 -0700
  ...I'd like to maintain 3,000 engine RPM with a road speed of 60 MPH. My Vanagon currently runs around 50-52 MPH...
• 86 2.1 L clunking noise under load
  Historical mailing list - Mark hersh
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 04:59:41 +0000
  ...We took it easy, 50-55 mph but it made the same noise going up Lookout Pass (MT to ID on I-90) and...
• Re: Exhaust mods - gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 20 May 2012 06:34:43 -0400
  ...and got 18.4 MPG at 64-67 MPH on the highway with some 45 MPH driving (about 10 miles). I used to get...
• Re: DIESEL VANAGON QUESTIONS
  Historical mailing list - Robert L. Armitage
  Mon, 3 Apr 1995 09:45:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Mine has seen 69 mph (downhill -tailwind -drafting a truck -fresh hamsters) but seems most comfortable around 55~60 mph > 3) What are people...
• Re: "True" speed with BFG 27 x 8.5 tires
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 5 May 2000 17:28:10 -0700
  ...In each case, my indicated speed on the radar wagon display > matched my speedo within 1 mph or so. I am running the 27...
• Re: Top Speed
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 20:33:14 -0500
  After installation of a Subaru 2.2L engine, within the first 10 miles of driving after the conversion, I achieved 105 MPH ( vehicle was...
• Re: Inline 4 - new transmission
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 30 May 2007 16:55:53 -0400
  ...If you have the AC on and hit any grades, the stock gearing barely lets you maintain speed at 65 mph. Now granted, at...
• Re: Bus top speed, not about spelling!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 10:14:44 -0400
  ...on my 1800 at full throttle on level road is 86 mph, >wind in my back. Worst: 46mph, wind in my face. Best lateral...
• Re: Ultimate Vanagon Bra
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 11:23:50 -0500
  ...live in the east) and it remains quiet even at 80 mph. There's a parts store on the Limbo web site that sells...
• Re: calculating speed from rpm~reply
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 24 May 1998 11:41:02 -0400
  > RPM X Tire diameter (say 25" tall for example) >MPH = ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Final drive ratio X 336 And if anyone is feeling lazy, I have a...
• Re: Syncro on ebay <F>
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 19:11:36 +0200
  The seller wrote: > I average > about 22 mph on > the highway with it. Man, that is not very fast! No wonder he is willing...