Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 18:51:47 -0500
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: Aircooled Westy 0-60
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Woah! Hey! My 5300 Pound Westy goes 0-60 in three minutes.
It goes 60-0 braking in one minute.
Stan
On Thu, 3 Oct 2002 14:35:38 -0700 Sean Garrett <SEAN.GARRETT@ASU.EDU>
writes:
> Interesting to see that three air-cooled's all have the high end
> torque
> issue. I am not so disappointed with my performance now. Its that
> last 10
> mph from 50-60mph that gets all of us.
>
> Where the hel1 is Stan... we need his stats too.
>
> Sean Garrett
> 1981 Westy (his)
> 1995 Eurovan Camper (hers)
> sean.garrett@asu.edu
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: G.M.Bulley [mailto:gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 1:31 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Aircooled Westy 0-60
> >
> >
> > Vanagon friends... you asked:
> >
> > 0-50 in 23 seconds
> > 0-60 in 44 seconds
> >
> > Relevant factoids:
> > elevation 130' above sea level
> > air temp +/- 87 F
> > motor temp 190 F (oil)
> > 2 passengers (340 lb total)
> > Completely full gas tank
> > 1/2 full water tank, full propane
> > 100 lbs camping gear, porta-potti, etc.
> > 70 lb middle seat
> > Shifting 2-3 needle-widths above redline dots in 1st and 2nd.
> Shifting
> > 3rd at 54 mph.
> >
> > Motor: 2056 cc (96mm x 71mm) with counterweighted crank and
> complete
> > race balance, Pertronix Igniter on Bosch 205 (OEM) distributor,
> blue
> > coil, EGR disconnected for test. Everything else stock as from
> the
> > factory for 1982 Federal. About 300 miles on new heads, new Total
> seal
> > rings, 25k on bottom end.
> >
> > Next motor will be a Jake Raby 94 x 78 with bigger valves and
> > CIS... the
> > Vanagon needs less bore, and more stroke for added torque...
> > then maybe
> > we'll see 0-60 in 38 seconds. Brick.
> >
> > Bringing your ideas to life,
> > G. Matthew Bulley
> > Bulley-Hewlett
> > Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com
> > AIM = IExplain4u
> > Phone: +1.919.658.1278
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]
> > On Behalf
> > Of westydriver
> > Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 3:46 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Aircooled ?s here for my 81 Westy
> >
> > at sea level maybe. here in denver i get 60 in about 45 seconds
> in
> > an 82 westy. the oil loss could be several things but yes that
> > sounds excessive to me.
> > jimt
> > On Thursday, Oct 3, 2002, at 10:09 America/Denver, Sean Garrett
> wrote:
> > > 1. I followed the thread about poor performance in a 82
> > air-cooled and
> > > noticed that several folks chimed in about 0-60 mph in 30
> seconds. I
> > > have
> > > tried that with my Westy and it (at best) can go from 0-50 in
> 30
> > > seconds.
> > > However as soon as I drop into 4th gear it takes another
> > additional 30
> > > seconds to get up to 60. I just have no high end torque like
> some
> > > others
> > > have said they have (Bulley and another listee in Florida).
> >
>
>
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