Date:         Wed, 29 Aug 2001 17:00:41 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
Comments: To: BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM
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I was trying to look throug the Bentleys to discover te gear ratios and
although I've found mineTranny type 91. at .85 final drive, that is 4the
gear and not the ring gear ratio.
806 revs per mile on the spedo, 185x14 Agilis Tries.
Tranny type 91.
I haven't sat down to calculate an rpm at 70 MPH, not knowing the actual
diameter of the tire.

Final drive on a ACW code type 091/1 is 4.83
Final drive on a DX (diesel 5 Speed) is 5.428, also see 5.43
Final drive on a DU Type 091/1 is 4.86
Final drive on a ABD Type 091/1 is 4.83
Fourth gear on a DK is type 91 is .85 but I don't find a final drive
number.

My Bentleys door stop has let me down again.

Stan Wilder


On Wed, 29 Aug 2001 17:20:07 EDT Benjamin Tan <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
writes:
> Although I cruise at 75mph all day long, I rarely have a chance to
> open up my
> 2.1 WBX to it's top speed of 523.8 mph. It sucks (pun intended)
> because I
> can't get more than 89.783 mpg when I go any speed above 426.79 mph.
> I know
> that the reason I can probably go this fast is because I have
> Porsche Fuchs
> alloys with ZR rated tires on it. That gave be at least 100 mph or
> so. My van
> is not a Westy and the middle seat has been taken out. That gave me
> at
> another 76 mph in weight savings. I am currently considering taking
> out the
> engine and trans for an even more significant weight savings as well
> as
> improved gas mileage. I just have to find a hill long enough and
> going the
> same direction I need to. I thought about increasing the
> gravitational pull
> of the earth to increase my acceleration. However, I found out that
> it is
> easier to pump up my tires to 200 psi instead.
>
> Even my 16" Syncro can manage 70mph all day (as long as there are no
> hills)
> with it's fire breathing 1.6 liters of turbocharged mayhem <ahem...>
>
> I thank my engineer Mike Miller the computational data. It's Miller
> time.
>
> Oops! Time for my medication.
>
> BenT

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