On Thu, 8 Apr 2004, Andrew Grebneff wrote: > >The inline 4 cly. VW engine have a red line of IIRC 6500 RPM's > >where as most other 4 cly. of its time, red line at 5000 RPM's > > My DIESEL Toyotas reline at 5000. I'm curious what gasoline 4-cyl engines had 5000 rpm redlines. My Volvo B230, not exactly a sophisticated or sporty engine, is good to 6,500 rpm. > So anyone know what rpm an engine would be turning at 80mph when > attached to a 57 van's stock trans? My old single-port 1600, in this > panelvan, would readily do 80mph (premetric speedo). I suspect a very optomistic speedometer or a downhill slope. Everything I've read suggests the top speed of a van of that vintage was about 60 mph. My '75 bus would just about do 80, but it had a 2.0L.
David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia '86 Volvo 240DL wagon |
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