[Vwdiesel] Parts compatibility?

[ralph meyermann]

I wont baby it or hot rod it, it'll use some practice finding maximum
efficiency. Those 200 cid 6's are quite peppy! I rebuilt one for my buddies
64.5 stang and was surprised with the amount of zip it has!

Velma 82 na diesel westy
On Mar 9, 2013 1:08 PM, <lbaird119 at aol.com> wrote:

>   Honestly I've never found where babying a car made that much difference
> in mpg.  Not rodding it a lot  usually does though.  Cases in point:  My
> '66 Mustang 200Ci six;  Drove it as soft as possible, made almost 22
> (instead of a solid 21).  Drove the next tank as hard as I could and made
> upper 20's to low 21.
>   Porsche 914 would drop when driven hard, rise when driven softly but
> really easy didn't help much, tire pressures made a huge difference.
>   Rabbit 1.5;  After rebuilds and mods I could drive it hard enough to
> drop into the high 20's to low 30's.  Drive it normal or easy and it seemed
> to do about mid 40's.  Before the 5 speed it made better mpg in town than
> on the highway.  Passat didn't much care unless driven hard or fast.
>   I'd guess that 45 to 50mpg would probably give the best mpg on the
> diesels.  Over 65 hurt the 914 and best I could tell actually helped the
> Mustang and Chevy van (350 gas).
>   Contrary to many internet claims, I ALWAYS saw a mpg improvement after
> turning the IP fueling up to max useable (light smoke on full load).
> Usually drove them a little harder after doing that too.  :-)
>     Loren
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>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew .Libby <libbybapa at gmail.com>
> To: ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann at gmail.com>
> Cc: vwfans vwdiesel <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Sat, Mar 9, 2013 10:18 am
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Parts compatibility?
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> Ralph, if you limit your acceleration rates and speeds on the hills to that
> of the 1.6non-turbo, you should be able to maintain the same or better fuel
> economy with the AAZ.  That said, I've never met anyone with that kind of
> self control...
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