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Date:         Fri, 1 Oct 1999 08:30:59 -0400
Reply-To:     Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Why am I hear? (free H.P. for syncros)
Comments: To: EMZ <vw4x4@fyi.net>

I am going to say the water separator offers just enough restriction to drop you a couple of HP. I know K&N makes a living from offering to eliminate "just a little" restriction in the intake, with big results. Same result here?

G. Matthew Bulley Director Bulley-Hewlett & Associates www.bulley-hewlett.com Cary, NC USA 888.468.4880 tollfree

-----Original Message----- From: EMZ [SMTP:vw4x4@fyi.net] Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 8:02 AM To: Bulley Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Why am I hear? (free H.P. for syncros)

The real question is why does one stay. Hear is some info. that no one has discussed. I have a 1986 syncro. The CAT clogged and has been punched out. I have removed the water separater. One long up hills, I have noticed that I was maintaining about 3-5 MPH faster than normal, (43 MPH). I reinstall the water seperator, and I was back down to my old max speed, (38 MPH). Now......this isn't obvious is it....Very few places I run at full throttle but this ends up being important H.P. around the hills of PA. Finnally I would think that the CAT would be your biggest restriction, so without it the improvement would be much felt.

Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler


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