Date:         Mon, 7 Oct 2002 00:50:02 EDT
Reply-To:     FrankGRUN@AOL.COM
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From:         Frank Grunthaner <FrankGRUN@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Vanagon Acceleration Times
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Well, for the hell of it, I did a few time trials with my 14 year old
daughter doing the time measurements. This is just in response to the
postings last week of 0-60 mph times by the air-cooled addicts. By way of
reminder, My Westfalia is an 1982 former diesel, running a 1.8L 8V Digifant
II engine from a 1990 GTi with the original DZ transmission and 215/75x15
Yokohama Geolander AT+ tires. The numbers include 300 pounds of passenger and
driver, 26.3 gallons of fuel (just filled up), portapotty and regular camping
hardware ready to go. Speedometer calibrated. Shift points at 6500 rpm. Using
AMS Digifant II chip and 91 octane fuel. Average of four runs (two in each
direction) on the 210 Freeway in the Pasadena, CA area. Anyway average was
20.2 seconds. Longest run was 21.4, shortest was 18.9. 60 mph in my system
corresponds to just about 6000 rpm in third.

Frank Grunthaner