I can assure all of you that Eric's speedo was reading what it appears to be reading. I do doubt that it was indicating 130 mph. My rabbit with a swapped 2.0l 16v in it does that speed just fine. The aerodynamics of a Vanagon do not allow it to acheive a true 130 mph. Nothing fishy about his post. I know thats what he saw. I would also like to take this time to point out how inaccurate our speedos are at that speed. I dont think Eric was trying to say he was doing 130 MPH. Either way, give the man a break. He put alot of time and money into a really nice Vanagon. Let him have his glory.
Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.522.5503 www.finetuningperformance.com Seattle, WA USA
>From: jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO> >Reply-To: jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: 130mph in a vanagon >Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 16:20:58 -0700 > >On 12/6/04 9:29 AM, "jbange" <hfinn@INGRATES.NET> wrote: > > > At 05:35 AM 12/6/2004, you wrote: > >> look at the pics eric D took of his speedo/tach while in motion: > >> > >> http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1642504&page=2 > >> > >> ps, his van is subaru wrx sti powered.. > >> chris > > > > Sure looks to me like the needle is resting on the peg. Take a look at >the > > shadows cast from the dash lighting. The poster claimed it went all the >way > > around and PAST the peg, but anyone who 's ever taken a speedo apart >knows > > that's not possible. Even if it was, what do you think the odds are that > > you'd end up snapping a picture while the needle was EXACTLY where it >would > > also be if you were driving 0 mph? Someone is telling a fish story >there. > > > > John Bange > > '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger" > > > > >Take that tach reading and do the tranny math. Definitely a fishy tale. >Especially as anyone that has taken their vans into the higher ranges of >the >speedo also knows the error in the speedo in those ranges as well. > >•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• >jimt >Planned insanity is best. >Remember that sanity is optional. >http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) >http://www.westydriver.com |
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