Excellent question - I do not know as he has no tach (!). Stock tranny as far as I know, so it is probably winding her right up there. This is not something that he does regularly. The Bus is currently off the road awaiting restoration, so I have no means of checking. Nice installation of the 6 - will it fit and are there kits for the Vanagon I wonder?
> How many RPMs is he pulling when he goes 100MPH? > > When I do 75MPH in any of my Vanagons, the engine is turning over 4000RPMs. > Without a 5 speed, or a completely different tranny, wouldn't your top speed > be limited by the number of RPMs the engine can turn? |
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