Date:         Wed, 16 May 2007 10:26:38 -0600
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: 102mph
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On May 16, 2007, at 10:11 AM, Todd Last wrote:

> That is only 12mph more than I was able to do in my stock 2.1
> Westy  :-)
>
> Anyone for a "Vanagons at Bonneville"  event?

I inadvertently did about the same speed(90 mph) in my 1.9 westy once
or twice.

Tom B.-Bonneville Salt Flats Speed Week is coming up in the Fall?



>
> Todd
> '88 Westy
>
>
>
>>
>> On 5/15/07, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote:
>>> No wind, flat road, i had to try. I don't want to bragg anyone
>>> with the 2.5
>>> Subi but it was to tempting and i had to know. I was at 70, i
>>> press the
>>> pedal to the floor, about 15-20 second later the GPS indicated
>>> 102.. i stop,
>>> my goal was 100. I don't know what the RPM was or neither the
>>> speed on the
>>> speedo. Stock Tranny. And yes, this thing was still pushing. The
>>> funny thing
>>> is that 2WD camper was nice an steady at that speed.
>>>
>>> Ben
>>> http://www.benplace.com/subaru/vanaru28.jpg
>>>