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Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:06 pm

I was on a trip this last weekend on highway 60 in Florida, found a spot with no one in sight, I got Velma up to 76.7mph according to the Garmin. She ran great, I was very proud. Whats your number?

Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:16 pm

87 mph, down Bishop grade, eastern Sierras.

Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:33 pm

Bishop grade ?? sherman pass, you could coast down that and do 87 LOL with a head wind.

Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:39 pm

Nice! what kind of motor do you have, I was going a lil downhill and with the wind at my back.

Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:52 pm

I've gotten it up to 90 mph a few times too for a few seconds, given enough of a flat or downhill road. Stock 2.0L engine with L-Jet and a Pertronix. I have no problem cruising 70-80 mph on the highway. My speedometer is accurate too, I've benched it with the GPS.

Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:58 pm

I was racing my buddies and according to my speedo i went about 95ish for about 3 seconds. I was super paranoid at those speeds so i only did it just see the limit of my bus. After i went back down to normal cruising speeds it ran funny and lost power for a bit, haha.

Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:10 pm

about 60mph. Ahahaha. It spent 99% of the time driving on twisty roads in the hills under widely varying conditions. Most of the speed limits were way below that anyway.

The only times I can really think of where I had a flat run of road was when I was towing a trailer, and when the speed limit was 60 too. Oh ,and when it dropped a valve seat :(

I'm translating for you imperial fossils. Roughly 100km/h, but mostly 80 and 60km/h roads were my bays stomping grounds. It's even running a 1600 box to better help with the hills.

With front suspension about as stiff as a rubber band you wouldn't want to go any faster either. I really need a new leaf pack for the front.

Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:21 pm

80mph, and it was scary.

Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:30 pm

Never been over 60 except to pass somebody who was actually going slower than 60mph. I am my grandpa. :shock:

Frank

Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:33 pm

frank79 wrote: Never been over 60 except to pass somebody who was actually going slower than 60mph. I am my grandpa. :shock:

Frank

You're really doing that 2.0 an injustice. That's slow even for a T1 Bus.

I've had mine up to 90 a few times, nothing scary about it. Smooth, easy, effortless.

Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:25 pm

80+ but not very often. 65-75 is the sweet spot for this one.
Shocks, steering damper, and correct tires made these speeds 'More Funner°' in the bus! I'd previously been driving in the scary sway-mobile@! Although I'm hyper alert in the bus, good stability has allowed me to be more relaxed in high speed, heavy traffic, and or windy conditions when doing 60+. It's nice that when the semi passes I'm not... tensing up for the wind, ... wait for it.....ok, hold it..... and then release. ...Yeah, I like stability .. a lot

Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:39 pm

joggers were waving as they passed me....

Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:51 pm

I've done 70 on the flat in Kombia ( 1974 Standard Station Wagon with a carbed 1800 ). She'd do more, but I never attempted to push her harder than that.

Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:18 pm

a blistering 2 mph!! When we were pullin it up on the trailer with the wifey drivin :roll: I havent gotten my chance to drive yet :cry:

Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:13 pm

I've had it wrapped all the way around once too on a hill...but I only have a pic of it at 80. I usually cruise between 75 and 80 on the gauge, which seems to keep me going only a little slower than the other freeway traffic.

Now bear in mind, this is most certainly not the actual speed :lol: I'm doing between 65-70 in that photo. The primary purpose of my speedometer is to scare my passengers.

Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:52 pm

I buried that needle once, somewhere crossing between Arizona and New Mexico, I40 somewhere around Gallup.
Felt good, but felt better to slow down after that.
Never again. I have a GPS now to verify, but I also have a BMW for those moments..... 8)

Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:07 am

i had the needle hit the vdo on my way to palm springs
about 2 weeks ago

forget the pic I did a short video on my phone
to prove i was on a flat road & for more than just a second
i just need to figure out how to download it

Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:53 am

I have hit 80 once trying to keep up in my 1970 but thats with a 5 rib trans. The bus seems to track just fine and runs strong.

Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:36 am

thegoodfight7211 wrote:

I've had it wrapped all the way around once too on a hill...but I only have a pic of it at 80. I usually cruise between 75 and 80 on the gauge, which seems to keep me going only a little slower than the other freeway traffic.

Now bear in mind, this is most certainly not the actual speed :lol: I'm doing between 65-70 in that photo. The primary purpose of my speedometer is to scare my passengers.

Dude, you'd be able to go faster if you took off the parking brake! :D :D

I took this on the way home from a campout. On the way out, I had terrible side-winds that forced slow driving. On the way home, they had shifted a bit and were from behind! The bus had a bit more room for acceleration at this point, but I was getting nervous.

Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:42 am

i pegged my speedo on the drive home from buying my bus this past spring.

after that i promised myself id rebuild the entire front end before i ever did it again ;)

i usually cruise about 60-5 b/c my tires need updated bad.

once i get some properly rated tires with better tread on them ill probably bring it up to 70-75

i get up to 80 without even hesitating to pass people all the time.

alot of power for a itty bitty 1700

then again i have 125 (+ / - ) 2psi on all 4 cylinders :)