Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 19:03:51 -0500
Reply-To: "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
Subject: Re: 1.9L exhaust system comments
In-Reply-To: Greg Stelz <gstelz1@YAHOO.COM>'s message of Sun, 28 Apr 2002
14:08:46 -0700
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The answer to lowering the RPM, and get some more cruising speed is a
set of bigger hoop's----
At 4000 rpm, my 85 GL automatic is running at 72 mph--it has 205 75
R14's
The 87 Westy, automatic with 185 75 R14's on it is running 67--68 at
about 4000.
New tire's are on the way---
Yoko-ono--195's, which are only 1/10th of a inch smaller than the 205's
I have on the GL----
I wanted 215's, but Yokomama doesn't have a D rated tire in that
size----
But anyway, this is the answer for cruising at speed, without revving
the snot out of your 4 banger---
Bigger hoops ride better too---
Later,
Terry
E-mail message From Greg Stelz
Ben,
Agreed. A lot of people write in about how they run their WBXers at like
75mph for hours. My 2.1 with an auto transmission revs at about
3600-3800 rpms just to go 65mph. It would be near the redline if I was
cruising at 75. I never rev it over 3800 rpm.
Greg Stelz
86 van to westy conversion
Columbus, Ohio
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From: Ben huot
I have over 200,000 miles on my 1.9L and usually rev it up
near 5,000 RPM before each shift - and the previous
owner did same
and
cruised the highways of Kansas for hours at 4,500 RPM.
Mmmmmmm.... this engine simply doesn't like to run over 4000rpm.
Over that, the power curve is gone.
Running an engine that way for that long is simple luck.
I have own 17 motorcycles (mostly air cooled), 1 years of racing in
formula
ford 1600 and I have 978 hours log as a private pilot, mostly on Cessna
172, Arrows and twin cougar. I have learned with time to feel and
understand an engine. Our airplane engine are air-cooled opposed flat 4
very similar to the VW (I know some guys who fly kit plane with VW
beetle
engine!!!!) and for those who don't know we have to adjust mixture
(rich /
poor) on all plane depending of altitude, pressure and other stuff.
Also on
some other plane the pitch of the blade and other more complicated
stuff
most constantly be monitor or adjusted. We have learned to manage
engine
for optimum performance, reliability and endurance. (My life depend on
those old Continental / Lyncoming engine)
All that stuff to tell you that I don't like the noise of this engine
(2.1)
over 4000 RPM, I would never cruise over 60mph or 3400rpm (consumption
wise
also). The vibration and roar it does at 4000+ rpm doesn't sound right.
The
VW engine is a "Driver wanted" engine for real, or should they say;
"Pilot
wanted". With good care & maintenance (put some good oil and change it
often) and some wise gear change (Trany), there is no reason that the
flat
4 would not last for well over 250k mile.
Sadly many VW Vanagon drivers don't know shit about running an
underpowered
vehicle. They just press the gas pedal and put some gas.
Underpowered vehicle need careful & understanding drivers.
Lol, Ben
http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/engine1.htm
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