Date:         Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:02:22 -0600
Reply-To:     Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel
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With my 82 na 1.6 diesel Westy I get approx 30mpg all the time...  slowly
but surely !


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Alan Felder
Austin TX
82 Diesel Westy


On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 9:12 AM, ralph meyermann
<ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>wrote:

> With minor mods to the tdi and te old one wire injection pump juiced up too
> I should be able to get 200-300 ftlbs torque and keep about 20-25 mpg
> pulling probably 30+ not pulling and the simplicity of a one wire pump!
>
> Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy
>
> On Nov 23, 2011 9:07 AM, "Robert Stevens" <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Nov 23, 2011, at 7:47 AM, ralph meyermann wrote:
>
> > I would like to do a tdi upgrade from my
> > n...
>  Unless you are very attached to diesel, you can get better yet mpg and
> lower
> cost overall, by considering a Subaru H6 3.0 (minimum 16mpg while pulling
> a trailer), and the engine cost/installation is less $$$ as well. The
> "power" for
> the least powerful (2001-2004 engines) is 212HP, 210Lb/ft. I'm getting
> 17mpg
> for all of my travels in the intermountain/Rocky Mountain region for the
> last
> 25K miles (since May 2009 conversion).
>
> Bob Stevens
> '87 Syncro Westy
>