William, You need cruise control! Set it to cruise at a speed you know the van is comfortable with and you won't creep up to a speed that you're comfortable with. I limit myself to 4K, BTW. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "developtrust" <developtrust@HOME.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 7:35 PM Subject: Re: Tiico convert question
> I just have a regular 2.1 water cooled engine (factory rebuilt 35,000 miles > ago) and find myself cruising at 80 MPH at about 4300 RPM. Going with the > flow of traffic. My concern is whether or not 4300 RPM is too much for that > engine at that speed. It sounds good. Handles well. Of course I keep lots of > space between me and the cars in front as I notice I need some stopping > distance with the Vanagon. > > I do try to stay at 75 MPH or less. It seems more comfortable but everyone > else on the freeway is going 75 to 80 or more so I tend to get up to speed > with the flow of traffic and hit the cruise control then lay back. > > Any comments? > > William P. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sean B." <vgonman@EARTHLINK.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 6:29 PM > Subject: Re: Tiico convert question > > > > I was able to get to 90mph yesterday. IIRC it was only spinning at around > > 5k RPM (The motor is rev limited to 6300 RPM). I have an automatic trans. > > > > Sean B. > > '90 V'gon, "Happy Bus", pseudo Wolfy > > Torrance, CA > > Join the TiiCo registry at > > HTTP://www.vgonman.com > |
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