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On 26 Aug 2003 at 15:21, . : orntar : . wrote: > Quoting Aaron Clow <vw_variant71@yahoo.com>: > > > The 1970 model had 65hp at 4600 > > and 86.8ft/lb. Oddly enough, my 1972 owner's manual > > doesn't have a HP rating, but it does give a torque > > rating of 86.8ft/lbs as well at 2800rpm. > > 4600 rpm?!?! i can't get my 70 fastback much over rpm 3000 or it gets very > angry with me, 3000 should be fine, but 5000 always sounds like things are stretching to the limit on my engines. Balancing things well can make a big difference when the RPMs get high, and 3000 RPM sounds a lot higher when you're standing over the engine doing a tuneup than it does from the driver's seat going down the road. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org