Re: [T3] Engine RPM at 60 MPH?

["Dave Hall" <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk>]

Pretty close with your tyre calculations Matt - I make that about 3000 rpm for
your 60mph when on test.  I've always used a rough figure of 20mph/1000 rpm in
top, so that looks about right.  I don't know how much worn engines drop in
total power output, but the torque for getting up hills certainly suffers, so it
must make a difference.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club
http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russ Wolfe" <russw@classicvw.org>
To: "Type3" <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 2:41 AM
Subject: Re: [T3] Engine RPM at 60 MPH?


> On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 08:58, Matthew Jones wrote:
> > I recently put our FB on a dyno to see how tired the engine was before the
> > rebuild. Dyno guy guessed the RPM at 60 (he didn't ask me - I had a dwell
meter
> > with RPM in the toolbox!) as 2500 and gave me a corresponding peak power of
43
> > BHP (3311RMP,80 MPH).
> >
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