So how much hp did your V6 transfer to the ground, do you have the dyno test results to post? And what was the gear ratios used in that vanagon? Alistair
On 3-Sep-04, at 1:12 AM, Andrew Grebneff wrote: >> someone stated that he had his vanagon up to 112 mph. To see what >> power is required to overcome drag at that speed have a look at this >> old posting by Martin Jagersand. > > That was me. > >> Last entry, 30m/s, -53.15 kW converts to 67.3 mph, 71.275 hp. I will >> leave it up to the reader to calculate power required at wheels to >> overcome drag at 112 mph (49.9 m/s). Leaving rolling resistance out, I >> think I recall that wind resistance is a square function of speed and >> power required is a cube function. > > Every T3 with a reasaonably healthy engine has more power than that. > And they were sold with 112hp engines in Europe. I would hardly > expect a stock van, even a 112hp one, to do that speed, but mine had > a 3.8 V6 installed. > -- > Andrew Grebneff |
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