OK, here is the deal. I am still very frustrated with the power output of my stock 82 westy. It just has such a lack of both acceleration & top end power. I am not looking for a rocket ship. I was very content with my 76 westy with the same engine. Almost all hills in the PDX area are 3 gear below 50MPH events. The van will do 70MPH but it really does not like it. 65MPH is where it seems to want to drive. I can live with that most of the time. With my 76, there was very few hills around here that I had to downshift for. 65 was the norm. What I am really looking for is some one in the PDX area to come & take my van for a drive & compare it to their air-cooled van. Since this is the only Vanagon I have ever had, I have no frame of reference. Let me know what you all think. Thanks. BTW, except for the power, I love the Vanagon. Pat Callaghan 82 Westy Portland, OR. www.cybcon.com/~patcal
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