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Date:         Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:25:25 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
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From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cruising Speed
Comments: To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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Open freeway with nothing to look at except the speedo, I'm good for 4000rpm - about 78 mph with a taller fourth gear and stock size tires. I get right at 20 mpg, maybe as poor as 19 with 2.1L in my '85 Westy.

More interesting interstates, I tend to slow down a bit, but not much.

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of |Jake de Villiers |Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 12:53 PM |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM |Subject: Re: Cruising Speed | |My grey van with 1.9 loves 58mph indicated and Dixie used to agree (more or |less) but since she's been re-powered and re-geared we've been bombing |along at 75 - 80 mph. Gas mileage has been lousy though, so I'm trying to |keep it under 70... | |On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Stephen Cebula <sfcebula@yahoo.com> |wrote: | |> I'm just curious. At what speed do most of you drive on the freeway? On |> flat road, that is...I'm in a 1.9 and usually keep it around 60mph. |> | | | |-- |Jake | |1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van' |1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie' | |Crescent Beach, BC | |www.thebassspa.com |www.crescentbeachguitar.com |http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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