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• Re: How fast should a 1.9L go??
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 20:30:49 EST
  ...I later found out that the rules are "In town, 35 MPH. Out of town, it's open." Cause an accident though and they...
• Diesel Vanagon sighting on I-80 in Iowa
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 13:38:37 -0500
  ...California plates, male, mid-20s driver with propeller beanie driving at the warp speed of 65 mph! Anyone know who this might be? His...
• Re: DIY Vanagon Trip Computer
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 21:11:43 -0500
  ...The instructions say it will read up to 99.9 km/hr or mph. The trip time will go up to 9:59:59...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon GL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Wed, 4 May 2005 09:46:31 -0700
  ...I normally cruise at 55-65 mph. In town stop-and-go driving I drop to around 14 mpg. I've had one 200...
• whistling vent window fix?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 15:12:04 -0400
  Hi all, The vent window in the driver's door of my '80 has whistled annoyingly when speed passes 30 mph since I got...
• Re: Westfalia fuel mileage
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 19:53:02 -0700
  ...Freeway driving was kept in the 55 to 60 mph range but most of the mileage was off the freeway.. My experience around town...
• Re: RPM?MPH
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:48:15 -0800
  Biggest difference with the automatic is the ratio in the final drive, 1:1 in the automatic vs .86 (or.77, someone correct me...
• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 11:16:31 -0400
  ...101 MPH Vanagon! > > >Howdy All, > >As of last Wednesday, I successfully completed my first 1,000 miles in >Project Vanagon (Vincent) since I installed...
• Re: FS- 1991 Vanagon Westfalia CORRECTION
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:48:54 -0700
  hey, well it read well........ '70 mph at 35K rpm ' ........ bit undergreared ay !!? might want to change to another R & P ratio there. . nice...
• Re: air-cooled vanagon question
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 19:45:15 -0700
  ...I found that oil temp goes up quickly when you try to push it (65 mph). I finally had to kick back , drive slow...
• Re: Silly idea?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 11 Feb 2014 23:28:54 -0500
  3,800 rpm at only 60 mph seems like a silly upgrade to me? Especially for a turbo Diesel. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: my vw experience (lacking)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:48:36 -0800
  ...which I hope is alright. > > My only VW war story, was when I was rear-ended, > at 40 MPH by a Honda Accord, and...
• Re: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 23 May 2007 16:57:52 -0400
  ...Bummer, man--Gross Polluter > >Doesn't sound good. > > >Just had the '84 1.9 smogchecked and results were WAY out of line: > >15 mph...
• Re: Science of Washboarding
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:59:29 -0600
  ...When going fast (35 - 45 mph) > over the washboard the inside of the van may feel relatively calm, > but underneath lots of parts are...
• Re: Maiden Voyage of the Weisel (Westy Diesel)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 1 May 2008 00:23:44 -0700
  ...i can assure you MPH was not delinquent in any way ... 15" michlean go westy tire pkg ... the new 1,9 diesel ... the 5...
• Re: Motor quieting material stuff thing
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 19:20:58 -0700
  ...level, but it's still a pretty loud vehicle at 70+ mph. If I can ever get my hands on a dB level meter...
• I want a bigger diesel turbo in it ...
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 25 Jan 2017 23:58:32 -0800
  ...But it still goes very slow, barely making it to 70 mph. I think about 2.5 diesel turbo would be acceptable. Only I...
• Re: Cruising Speed
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:24:39 -0400
  ...at except the speedo, I'm good for 4000rpm >- about 78 mph with a taller fourth gear and stock size tires. I get right...
• Re: Tire recommends for 15" rims for 2 wheel drive '91
  Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:20:09 -0600
  ...Before, I didn't like to go above ~60 mph. Now, I break 80. Well, I have a Subie 2.5.... But, seriously, the...
• Replacing Stock 82 Van mirrors w/stronger model
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Apr 95 17:31:33 PDT
  I have an '82 Vanagon w/side mirrors that cant stay put in winds over 70 mph (i.e. 10mph headwind while going 60...
• seatbelts + airbags
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 12:17:27 CST6CDT
  FWIW- Last week a co-worker fell asleep at the wheel, drove off the road at 60 MPH, hit a driveway embankment, launched over...
• fox scariest police videos
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 12:35:47 -0700
  ...60 tons and was doing what appeared to be about 30 mph. the vanagon did disintegrate however when the tank pushed it through a...
• Re: gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 23:25:18 -0400
  On the way to Westies in the Woods, we went highway and along the Delaware Water Gap (45 MPH, no stopping, gentle hills) and...
• Re: Others' experience with ECU chip...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 22:06:13 -0500
  ...Goes up a test hill in 4th at 35 mph now (had to be in 3rd before.) I haven't put in the 1...
• Re: Speedo offsets
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 18:29:09 -0700
  ...to borrow a GPS and track speed at 30,50,70 mph indicated on the speedo. The GPS is considerably better than 1% accurate...
• Re: TOP SPEED/Land Speed Record
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 13:30:53 +0100
  ...Yeah! That�s it! 90 mph is fine, but not for overtaking ;-) Once had 205km/h on my speedo, approx. Well, it was about...
• Re: Aircooled ?s here for my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 13:51:15 -0600
  ...jimt On Friday, Oct 4, 2002, at 13:19 America/Denver, Stan Wilder wrote: > I just roadtested my 81.............3300 rpms at 60 mph...
• 87 Westy Stuttering?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Sat, 18 Oct 2003 18:48:10 EDT
  ...Sometimes at around 65-70 mph it starts to stutter. When I put my foot right down it goes away but does not have...
• Re: removing snow from van
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:36:41 -0500
  ...Tim <snip> wipers or as you are going down the highway it becomes a projectile at 65 mph >and the driver begind you gets...
• Re: Maybe now is the time to fill the tank of your extra car or "parts vanagon"
  Historical mailing list - Richard Green
  Fri, 2 Sep 2005 07:02:14 -0500
  ...05, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@telus.net> wrote: > > >>Wow, Jim, 27 mph! And I thought my van had trouble getting out of it's...
• Re: NOVC Comment on fuel economy, drag and velocity
  Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:16:27 -0800
  ...Cya, Robert On 1/24/08, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> wrote: > > > Average velocity along interstate 5 > > > was 80.6 mph...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 25 Jul 2008 - Special issue (#2008-780)
  Historical mailing list - William Seward
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:08:00 -0400
  ...coast after letting off the gas pedal, going, say, 60-70 mph? It seem to do this between 2k and 1k rpm, dropping back...
• Tyres
  Historical mailing list - James T.
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 21:28:30 +0000
  ...Had a hard time controlling it in 15 mph winds. That's no wind for kansas. Like to see it in 40+ mph wind...
• Re: engine knocking!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 21 May 2001 11:13:46 -0700
  ...Probably the lowest gear if you are only doing 15 mph. Unfortunately, it sounds to me that this engine needs a rebuild, it should...
• Re: Diesel powered vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Coffey
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:16:41 -0700
  On Thu, 2005-09-22 at 13:05 -0400, David Bohannan wrote: > Where on earth can you drive 55-58 MPH without getting run...
• Re: Towing a trailer, moving north!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:46:45 -0700
  ...No problem. :-) On 9/26/06, ------------- <VW4X4@verizon.net> wrote: > > Better read the last line "Maximum recommended speed is 45 MPH" > > Are they serious...
• Temperature gage info and a question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 6 Jun 2022 09:46:27 -0400
  ...Even when there were fewer hills and we were steady at about 60 MPH for about a hour or so the temp would rise...
• Re: YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil in 30 sec, messy eng. compartment...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 15:31:08 -0700
  ...Engine will push bus to over 65 > mph, and can cruise at 65 mph on level ground comfortably. I always > cruise no faster than...
• Re: FW: 90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:54:36 -0700
  ...We normally run about 65-70 mph and > get about 12 mpg on that return trip. In the snow storm we could only > safely...
• Re: Heart vs. Head
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:49:08 -0800
  ...But a 2.1L 86-91 Vanagon if well-tuned will handle it fine, not at 80 MPH but also not at 25 MPH...
• Re: is it just a matter of perception?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Dec 94 7:40:39 EST
  ...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: Top Speed
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 22 Nov 2005 18:10:54 -0600
  ...I blew the guts out of my 83 Air Cooled Westy trying to go 85 mph against a 30 mph headwind. That is possible...
• Re: NEW mystery - Subaru Conversion
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 28 Aug 2022 22:42:11 -0600
  What is Your RPM @ 65MPH ? > On 27 Aug , 2022, at 8:57 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Cruising at 65 mph, the...
• Power loss - '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 24 May 2017 15:59:06 -0500
  ...Top speef is about 55 mph. I han't checked the timing yet, but thats next. Suggestions??? John
• Re: 227 Hp Vanagon 4 sale on Samba.
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:17:44 -0700
  ...wrong kind of attention..." HILARIOUS!!!! Something tells me that a 90 MPH Tri-Star is going to attract the same amount of attention, regardless...
• Re: Bus top speed, not about spelling!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ham '64 Type ][
  Sun, 10 Dec 1995 17:07:10 -0800 (PST)
  ...I know it > ain't a rocket and I'm thinking it's somewhere around 70-75 mph. > Close, way off, or what? > > Sean...
• Re: for sale; 1987 syncro vanagon!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Fri, 8 May 1998 23:42:19 EDT
  ...OOOoohhh AAAhhhh....woweee....i bet it can go 150 mph?? huh?? ;<) little do people know, the 914 engine is moreless a VW bus engine...
• engine I4 swap done, get more power????
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Sat, 20 May 2000 07:23:01 -0700
  ...I have the diesel tranny and run 4200 rpm at 70 mph. It has the good GL exhaust 4-2-1 style manifold and...
• Rolled: VW-Rialta Camper
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 15:30:57 -0400
  ...an American Class C motorhome zipping down the interstate at 70 mph. Some people really amaze me! Michael ---------- > From: Donald Welch <nobadays@eudoramail.com...
• Mountain passes in NC
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 07:32:35 -0400
  ...should now be worn on my cap! Took at at 45 MPH in 3rd gear...........7 mile 6 % grade............. I thought Saluda grade was...
• Re: tiico convert question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 10:14:59 EST
  ...I do know, however, that my speedo does read a few mph high. Bentley says there is also a built-in % below actual. There...
• S&S Headers
  Historical mailing list - Zehring, Michael
  Mon, 12 May 2003 09:28:45 -0400
  ...S&S Header I can pull hills at a solid 80 mph. They are not the most customer service oriented folks - but they do...
• '85 Westy Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 21:10:14 -0400
  I have an '85 Westy that has been vibrating more and more over the past year at speeds over 50 mph. I had front...
• Re: Friday Navigation Quiz;is mt. range quiz
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 10:49:28 -0700
  Aw c'mon Budd you have Afton Alps. :oD Tromper 82 Dieselfant II 28 mph up Snoqualmie Pass before conversion -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Frydaye: Ultimate Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 1 Mar 2013 17:53:11 -0800
  ...A 140 mph ORV. TH\he Jerrari. http://www.jpmagazine.com/featuredvehicles/154_0909_1977_jeep_wagoneer_the_jerrari/viewall.html Jim
• High Wind Warning!
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:12:39 -0700
  ...Wind speeds exceeded 70 mph. They went down to check out there place and found a lot of wind and rain damage to their...
• Medium length travelogue, and misc.
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 30 May 2002 08:24:14 -0600
  ...16.84 Average MPH from Denver to Hillsboro: 63.8 (no A/C used) Average MPH from Hillsboro to Denver: 68.3 (A/C...
• Re: tach in an 85
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 13:37:01 -0700
  ...50 MPH = ~4200 RPM. I could probably chart that and figure out what's going on. It does make me a little more comfortable...
• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 18:49:05 -0500
  ...101 MPH Vanagon! Howdy All, As of last Wednesday, I successfully completed my first 1,000 miles in Project Vanagon (Vincent) since I installed...
• Re: Aircooled Westy 0-60
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 14:35:38 -0700
  ...Its that last 10 mph from 50-60mph that gets all of us. Where the hel1 is Stan... we need his stats too. Sean...