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Date:         Sun, 22 Nov 1998 18:52:15 -0600
Reply-To:     "Mark B. Magee" <condor2@FLASH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Mark B. Magee" <condor2@FLASH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon 5 Speed Trannies. RPM in 5th gear question.
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Comments: cc: vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Michael Modl wrote:


> I've been wondering what would the speed be now at 4000 RPM in the SA tranny
> in 5th gear. Currently on my vanagon, 4000 RPM IS 72 MPH.  I cruise 50 miles a
> day on the freeway, non stop, at around 75 MPH.  A reduction of the RPM's
> would be nice.  Thanks.


Michael,
However I wonder if the Vanagon doesn't -need- those RPM's to push our
un-aerodynamic boxes down the freeway at 70+ mph.
I tend to want to trust the Blackforest guys on thier gearing calculations that
they performed on our machines before considering an extremely expensive gear
changeout/tranny changeout (I have seriously considered both).
IMHO, the only merit for gear/tranny swap is in tandem w/engine swap.


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Shalom                                                    87 GL
Mark Magee                                            91 Westy
Kemah TX USA                                      96 Suzuki 4WD Sport
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