Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 21:14:25 -0700
Reply-To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject: Just got back from camping in my 1.9TD Syncro Westfalia!
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It was a good weekend for camping - especially seeing how my 1.9L Turbo
Diesel (AAZ) is purring away in the back of my Syncro Westfalia! Actually
the Syncro DoKa and the Syncro Westie went out camping this weekend - the
trip involved about 50km of 100km/h highway driving and 40km of 60km/h
logging road driving (Ahbou Lake) and some minor 4x4ing to get to the place
we wanted to go to at the lake. I drove the Syncro Westie loaded with two
bikes, a kayak, blow up alligator, food, water, sleeping stuff, son and dog.
The wife took the Syncro DoKa with two more bikes, some food and daughter.
Both vehicles made it there with no problems and I have to say that I am
really impressed with that 1.9L Turbo Diesel motor. Both vehicles have the
standard 4.86:1 final drive with .85 4th gear. The lighter Syncro DoKa has
a 2.0L CIS based gasoline motor with a mid range cam upgrade (266 degree)
for about 130hp and about 130ft/lbs of torque - 6.5R16 tires (~29.4"). The
Syncro Camper has a 1996 Jetta 1.9L TD motor without the catalytic converter
and a K+N filter 75 to 80 hp and about 107 to 115 ft/lbs of torque - 205R16
tires (~29.2"). The camper kept up to the DoKa on the highway and on the
gravel roads. Where the camper out performed the DoKa is on the slow off
road stuff as there is just so much more bottom end torque - there is this
one little hill that is more than a 100% incline and the camper idled over
it in 1st - the DoKa had to work at it in G to make it over. The DoKa was a
little better on the highway with one very long steep hill where it could
stay in 3rd gear longer to get the speed up before going into 4th - other
than that we could keep pace with each other. The one really noticeable
thing was when we left both vehicles had full tanks (gasoline is 75.9 per
liter and Diesel is 58.9 per liter) and when we returned the DoKa has 1/4
remaining and the Camper had 1/2 tank remaining. Oh yes, I am VERY happy
with the 1.9TD motor!
David Marshall
Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
4356 Quesnel Hixon Road
Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3
http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca
Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992 1160
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