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Date:         Wed, 23 Nov 2005 07:53:14 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Speed
Comments: To: "Bostig Eng." <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <6.2.1.2.2.20051123095158.036093c0@mail.bostig.com>
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Interesting chart. I assume by what you state below,  air resistance is
not factored into these graphed data.


Alistair


'82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/


On 23-Nov-05, at 6:58 AM, Bostig Eng. wrote:


Here's a dyno chart of speed/rpm vs. time. Zetec up top, waterboxer
below... and are gear limited... even if you had the power to push the
van
through air etc on the road, you would still top out at these speeds
with
this set of gears/tires. You see the rev limiters kick in at the top of
the
rpm curves:


http://www.bostig.com/files/speed.gif


Jim




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Bostig Engineering
http://www.bostig.com/products/zetec/
978.772.3274
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