Date:         Fri, 4 Oct 2002 12:34:03 -0400
Reply-To:     dr <dxrobertson@NETSCAPE.NET>
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From:         dr <dxrobertson@NETSCAPE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Aircooled ?s here for my 81 Westy
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Mine does 0-60 in a bit over 30 seconds (30-35), from a dead stop.  Not
having a tach, I shift at the the shift point indicators on the
speedometer (those dots).  Its an 82 aircolled westy.  Nothing special
about it other than fresh tuneup and new injectors.  Has 82,000 miles,
compression ranges from about 98 to 120 psi.  I dont recall mine taking
long to get up to 5-7 mph.  Mine is at its worse right after the shift
into 4th.  I did not have a passenger, had no equipment loaded, gas tank
was practically full, water empty.

The new injectors is what prompted this thread.  Before replacing them,
my 0-60 was a hideous time well above a minute.


david



G.M.Bulley wrote:
> I find the same thing. Performance in the 70-85 mph range is on par with
> my Jetta TD, pretty tolerable. 55mph - 70mph is a lesson in
> determination.
>
> Someone last night said their I4 Westy would do 0-60 in 30-ish, but he
> didn't do it from a dead stop. I'd ask that person to re-do the test
> from a complete stop. My wife even commented during our test run that it
> took nearly 8 seconds just to get the van rolling at 5-7 mph. Also, I'll
> retest tomorrow without the wife, with the water tank drained, most of
> the camping gear removed, a half-tank of fuel, and the middle seat out
> so it should be about 400 lbs lighter. More curious than anything else.
>