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On 18 Dec 2001, at 12:20, Everett Barnes wrote: > >On 18 Dec 2001, at 12:09, DGaries808@aol.com wrote: > > > > But for normal driving, the Type 34 will easily hit 70-75 Mph and hold > it. That's more than most VW's will do. I don't know what the top speed > is, but I'd guess it's about 100 Mph. > Dude, take it out of 3rd gear!!! Remember it's an AT, 3 is all it's got! ;-) > Seriously, VW literature states the dual carb. and FI max speed as 84 mph > manual/81 mph automatic. (Sources - '65,'69,'73 brochures) Single carb. > models were 78 mph. (Source - '62 brochure) > > Of course VW has always been known for understating things so I would add > 15%-20% to that. Right, I never understood where those numbers came from. Decidedly pessimistic. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org