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djnee Officially Full-On Dubber

341 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·

#721462
Does anyone else feel guilty when trying to keep up with traffic with their standard engine Beetle?

With my first bug in 1991 i'd think nothing of doing 70mph (112kmh) and often hit 80mph+ (130kmh)
(this was in the uk btw)

But these days i have to admit that when doing anything above 80kmh the sound of it makes me think i'm killing it!

What speed does everyone else feel comfortable with on freeways etc?
(with bog standard engine)
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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#721465
beetles pull 3200rpm at 100km/h so 110 kays no worries
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djnee Officially Full-On Dubber

341 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·

#721466
VWCOOL wrote:beetles pull 3200rpm at 100km/h so 110 kays no worries
Blimey is that all? I guess it sounds higher than it actually is?

I think my paranoia comes from knowing how old the engine is!
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trickysimon 100km/h is only 9 seconds away

1,473 posts · joined Dec 2007 ·

#721471
I think I calculated I'm doing around 3500 at 100km/h with my late 1300 box and 195/65/14s.
F'ing loud and your just waiting for it to go boom 😂

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#721475
i frequently do 110 on the highway, its about 3200revs with my muddies on the back + low gearing
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Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·

#721482
Nah - 100 or 110 is fine - no probs at all if you keep the maintenance up to it, regular oil changes etc. Used to 70 mph all the time in my 1500 swinger with similar size tyres... constantly about 3600 rpm from memory, and never had an issue.

As to it being loud - get some better sound proofing and a good stereo !!!

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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#721488
no need to be paranoid
vw motors were built to run flat bicky all day long
max speed is cruising speed

ive driven my bug across the middle of aus through broken hill where they only put corners in every 50km to make sure your awake
it sat happily on 125km/h in 35degree heat
i was staying on the tail of a new falcon as the roos and wild pigs you get on the roads over there are bigger than bug is

polak Everything is alright with enough Vodka :P

913 posts · joined May 2009 ·

#721492
all good dude, i had 165/15's on the back of my car when it was a stock 1300, did 110km/h in it every day and it went brilliant without any issues. as stated before they have been built to reach 100km/h and still retain good fuel economy therefore there is still plenty left in them....


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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#721500
Does anyone else feel guilty when trying to keep up with traffic with their standard engine Beetle?

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beetleboyjeff Custom Title Time!

1,790 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·

#721501
Years ago when I had a stock 1500, and later a stock 1600, I used to travel between 120 and 140 most of the time - of course, that was before 100 limits came in.

Back then, you could pass most traffic around the coast here, but when I did trips over the range, it was a lot harder to keep with them on the straight roads.

I remember comming back from Narrabri in convoy with 3 mates who had Falcon 500s, and West of the range I was struggling to stay with them. Once we hit the range (on the Oxley highway), I had to wait for them every 5 or 10 kays to catch up and get back into CB radio range in the mountains.
From your ole' mate Jeff

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#721514
Joel wrote:i was staying on the tail of a new falcon as the roos and wild pigs you get on the roads over there are bigger than bug is
I found out the wild chickens make a pretty good mess of corollas too.

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#721654
trickysimon wrote:I think I calculated I'm doing around 3500 at 100km/h with my late 1300 box and 195/65/14s.
F'ing loud and your just waiting for it to go boom 😂

Those late model 1300 bugs had a 4.375 diff ratio
and a 0.931 fourth gear.

Prior to these, the 1300 had a 0.889 fourth,
so the latest model 1300 were the worst.

If you guestimate the tyre height at 24"
rpm at 100km/h = 3535.5rpm

40hp and early 1300's: 3375rpm

1500 beetle : 3182rpm

Later 1500 and AH coded IRS trans
had 0.883 fourth:
3161rpm

L-bug: 3131 rpm

Note that the L-bug is not much different
to the earlier IRS for cruising rpm.

Yes, my old owners manuals said you could cruise continiually at the rpm at which max power occured.

I think some late model bugs had max power at 4000rpm?
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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#721659
ive got a spare Lbug box that i had the clever idea of having an 0.82 4th put in 🙄

thats like going from 3rd to 5th
but on the upside the old blown 1600 easy made 170km/h 😂

djnee Officially Full-On Dubber

341 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·

#721669
Well....my mind is a bit more at ease now!
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trickysimon 100km/h is only 9 seconds away

1,473 posts · joined Dec 2007 ·

#721686
Joel wrote:ive got a spare Lbug box that i had the clever idea of having an 0.82 4th put in 🙄

thats like going from 3rd to 5th
but on the upside the old blown 1600 easy made 170km/h 😂
Why the long face Joel, I thought you loved tall gearing 😂

greasykitchen Officially Full-On Dubber

375 posts · joined Dec 2007 ·

#721690
I've driven from Adelaide to Melbourne and back in my late model 1300 at 110-120km/h and it LOVED it. Didn't put a foot wrong even though it was far from being in the best condition. You had to plan ahead a couple of minutes if you wanted to overtake though 😂
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sgetty Fahrvergnugen

994 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#721691
ive always been scared of doing 100km as those who went to the nationals 3 years back remember having to wait for us at the end of the freeway but sence that have been a bit gamer ive got a 40hp
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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#721694
dont undestimate the little 1200 vw

those that went to the last winterbreak might remember andrew dodd in the 1100 split window beetle leaving everyone for dead on the highway 😂
was coming back from the bellingen jazz fest from memory

sander288 "Bolt-on Master"

1,404 posts · joined Aug 2008 ·

#721698
What I love is sitting on 110 or 100 on the F3 or gold coast highway in the far left lane and watching the central coast or gold coast ricers playing with the falcons and commodores, but i've sat at 140 in my 67 1300 for the whole length of the gold coast highway from tugun to brisbane in summer with no problem! once going they really are just as good as a modern car, just overtaking becomes the tricky part
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sgetty Fahrvergnugen

994 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#721700
Joel wrote:dont undestimate the little 1200 vw

those that went to the last winterbreak might remember andrew dodd in the 1100 split window beetle leaving everyone for dead on the highway 😂
was coming back from the bellingen jazz fest from memory

i was there but carnt remember that! did make the great outdoors shot though. someone at the oval undid my d plate on the back of our car and didnt get back in time to knock it off i guess and on the back to the park flew off and nearly hit the bug behind
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rose doin it for d girls

2,036 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·

#721706
I remember as he came out in front of us when we got down to freeway he was gone like the wind.

I have no worries overtaking anything in my oval. I just put my foot down on the right peddle and it goes but it also uses about 14ltrs of fuel per 100klms when I drive it like that it cruises nice at 120klms per hour no worries.

But in the 62 with the 1200 engine I like to just cruise on the freeway doing 100kms per hour and just watch everyone go by.
sgetty wrote:
Joel wrote:dont undestimate the little 1200 vw

those that went to the last winterbreak might remember andrew dodd in the 1100 split window beetle leaving everyone for dead on the highway 😂
was coming back from the bellingen jazz fest from memory

i was there but carnt remember that! did make the great outdoors shot though. someone at the oval undid my d plate on the back of our car and didnt get back in time to knock it off i guess and on the back to the park flew off and nearly hit the bug behind