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Date:         Thu, 12 Dec 2002 16:23:59 -0800
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
Subject:      Re: air cooled engine alternatives
In-Reply-To:  <20021212234610.59350.qmail@web13707.mail.yahoo.com>
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I agree. I'm not inclined to do much more than 75mph in a Vanagon either. It was more of a hypothetical question.

How many RPMs does the engine have to turn to go 100mph in a Vanagon? I'm guessing 6,500+. That's hard on almost any motor.

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of Paul Archibald Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 3:46 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: air cooled engine alternatives

vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM --- Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM> wrote: > 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? with the 5-speed too....but 4000 rpm? are you afraid to go above that? Why? Or will teh wasserboxer nt give power above that? I have to admit I am not familiar with the power and torque curves on the wasserboxer engine, but it should pull on and on above 4000 rpm. the old aircooled 1600 was safe at 4500 from my recollection....of course we did modify them all teh time.. ;-) going above that in a vanagon for an extended time is stupid as their are not made for that kind of speed, brakes, suspension etc...I sure do not want to have to swerve at that speed!

of course with the rpm issue, I had never worried about engine life as it gives ne a reason to re-build and make improvements. ;-) ....but hae to admit I keep my Discovery below 3000rpm when I can, and only go above that for passing or up hill for a short time(besides with it's suspension it's scary above 65! ;-0 ....the vanagon is always below 75 by choice as well but that is 'cause you are supposed to be taking it easy and relaxing when in a westie! Watza rush? ;-)

Paul '80 westie so not sure of limitations of a wasserboxer...

> -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List > [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > Of Justin M. Mayrand > Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 1:29 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: air cooled engine alternatives > > > A friend of mine has a Corvair 6 in his bus - that thing > flies, and will top > 100MPH, though doing so will scare you half to death. > ...JMM > > > -- > > Justin M. Mayrand > 1980 Westy "SuperVan" > > > > The Road Cow is a late bus ............... it has a > Toyota engine in it. > > Search "road cow" in the archives I'm sure you'll find > a link to > > pictures. > > Road Cow is currently owned by Britt Granis > ................. he's been > > abusing it pretty bad pulling busses from West to East > coast. > > Someone may have cloned it. > > > > Stan Wilder > > > > On Sun, 8 Dec 2002 13:07:34 -0700 Clay Moore > <cmoore@CYBERPORT.COM> > > writes: > >> While driving a Ryder truck on I-40 west of flagstaff > in late summer > >> steadily climbing a very long grade, and doing about > 65 mph. Two > >> white > >> Bay window style Westfalias passed me, obviously > loaded and really > >> going, they must have been doing 80. I was hoping > they would pull > >> over > >> so i could find out how they were doing and take a > closer look, but > >> i > >> never managed to catch them. I assumed they must have > had some kind > >> of > >> engine other than the air cooled version of that era. > Since there > >> are > >> inline engine alternative's for the water cooled > vanagons, what > >> engine > >> alternatives are available for that era westfalias ... > if any ? Or > >> were > >> they possibly running really tricked out air cooled > engines ?

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