µSquirt ( microSquirt ) powered Vanagon ramblings
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It's almost time for another oil change, and valve adjustment.
1981 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia - air-cooled Type4 1970cc CV (hydraulic lifters, 42x36 valves, stock cam, microSquirt FI with wasted spark ignition)
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
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Why is this a whole post?luftvagon wrote:It's almost time for another oil change, and valve adjustment.
It's almost time to dust the dashboard, AGAIN.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
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Just bragging.. it's been running great. I have been putting some commuting miles on it.
1981 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia - air-cooled Type4 1970cc CV (hydraulic lifters, 42x36 valves, stock cam, microSquirt FI with wasted spark ignition)
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
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Commuting? Do you download your 84 channel data recorder at work each morning?luftvagon wrote:Just bragging.. it's been running great. I have been putting some commuting miles on it.
"Hey everybody, it's 43* out there today on I-40 at 17" off the pavement.
By the way, ozone's not too bad today, based on the fact that my EGS skewed only .0006%
towards unaccounted CO since the fuel tanked lightened up .043%. No really. "
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
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Re: µSquirt ( microSquirt ) powered Vanagon ramblings
Hhaha - Mr. Colin, I never figured you for an internet troll. But you nailed it.. i do annoy my co workers with some useless graphs. :)
Are there any interests in an IAC SPECIAL conversion guide? Several guys from theSamba asked me to post a how to. I recon, this forum would be the place to host it.
Are there any interests in an IAC SPECIAL conversion guide? Several guys from theSamba asked me to post a how to. I recon, this forum would be the place to host it.
1981 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia - air-cooled Type4 1970cc CV (hydraulic lifters, 42x36 valves, stock cam, microSquirt FI with wasted spark ignition)
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
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Sorry I am late. It's a big internet to troll . . .luftvagon wrote:Hhaha - Mr. Colin, I never figured you for an internet troll. But you nailed it.. i do annoy my co workers with some useless graphs. :)
Are there any interests in an IAC SPECIAL conversion guide? Several guys from theSamba asked me to post a how to. I recon, this forum would be the place to host it.
If you do a conversion guide, would you have a parts list and a photo how-to?
Would you feel that your work could be extrapolated to other models?
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
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Re: µSquirt ( microSquirt ) powered Vanagon ramblings
I have the parts list, and some/most pictures. The system is easily adapted to any engine with some understanding of the car's electrical system.
1981 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia - air-cooled Type4 1970cc CV (hydraulic lifters, 42x36 valves, stock cam, microSquirt FI with wasted spark ignition)
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
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Then by all means, do a write-up, send me the text via PM, I'll sign off with grammatical corrections only, and you can slap that sucker up in the Engine Technical Forum WITH a sticky link from Fuel Delivery.luftvagon wrote:I have the parts list, and some/most pictures. The system is easily adapted to any engine with some understanding of the car's electrical system.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
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Alright, I removed heater control boxes, and heater elbows... The heater boxes are venting directly out into the open air.... Any issues with that besides having an open hole for critters and spiders to crawl into? I am going to be engineering electrical dash heater... along with the gasoline heater booster... Slightly healthier than OE...
New MPG Report: 21 mpg (87 octane, EGO Control ON, Fuel-Overrun On, mixed city and backroad driving). I am confident I can push this to 25-26 mpg with more conservative driving.
New MPG Report: 21 mpg (87 octane, EGO Control ON, Fuel-Overrun On, mixed city and backroad driving). I am confident I can push this to 25-26 mpg with more conservative driving.
1981 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia - air-cooled Type4 1970cc CV (hydraulic lifters, 42x36 valves, stock cam, microSquirt FI with wasted spark ignition)
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
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write it up!
1975 003 Auto Westy L90D
repair!!!!aug2015
Jan/16 Bumped mixture a few notches richer. finally developing HP.
1.8L/LJet/Pertron DVDA+PertronixCompufire 42/36Ham Heads/AA 93mm pistons/barrels.Porsc.Swiv.Adjusters/CromoSteel pushrds/ Web 9550Cam/55cc chmbr.,035 squish,8.6:1CR/German Supply VWCanadaReman Rods/Schadek 26mmPump/vdo dualOP8/10#low sender/Quart Deep Sump
Backdate Htr bxs,reflanged 914 4into1. Two and three eighths inch collector,magniflow*muffler
repair!!!!aug2015
Jan/16 Bumped mixture a few notches richer. finally developing HP.
1.8L/LJet/Pertron DVDA+PertronixCompufire 42/36Ham Heads/AA 93mm pistons/barrels.Porsc.Swiv.Adjusters/CromoSteel pushrds/ Web 9550Cam/55cc chmbr.,035 squish,8.6:1CR/German Supply VWCanadaReman Rods/Schadek 26mmPump/vdo dualOP8/10#low sender/Quart Deep Sump
Backdate Htr bxs,reflanged 914 4into1. Two and three eighths inch collector,magniflow*muffler
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Re: µSquirt ( microSquirt ) powered Vanagon ramblings
Give us a highway fuel mileage report at your next opportunity - steady 65 let's say. Vanagons are more aerodynamic than bays and get the greater advantage at higher speeds.luftvagon wrote:Alright, I removed heater control boxes, and heater elbows... The heater boxes are venting directly out into the open air.... Any issues with that besides having an open hole for critters and spiders to crawl into? I am going to be engineering electrical dash heater... along with the gasoline heater booster... Slightly healthier than OE...
New MPG Report: 21 mpg (87 octane, EGO Control ON, Fuel-Overrun On, mixed city and backroad driving). I am confident I can push this to 25-26 mpg with more conservative driving.
I can get 22-23 mpg with an aircooled 2.0 at 55 mph. I can get all of 16mpg at 70mph.
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
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Vanagon's are also geared better for highway cruising speeds, aren't they?Amskeptic wrote:Give us a highway fuel mileage report at your next opportunity - steady 65 let's say. Vanagons are more aerodynamic than bays and get the greater advantage at higher speeds.luftvagon wrote:Alright, I removed heater control boxes, and heater elbows... The heater boxes are venting directly out into the open air.... Any issues with that besides having an open hole for critters and spiders to crawl into? I am going to be engineering electrical dash heater... along with the gasoline heater booster... Slightly healthier than OE...
New MPG Report: 21 mpg (87 octane, EGO Control ON, Fuel-Overrun On, mixed city and backroad driving). I am confident I can push this to 25-26 mpg with more conservative driving.
I can get 22-23 mpg with an aircooled 2.0 at 55 mph. I can get all of 16mpg at 70mph.
1979 California Transporter
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Nope. Air-cooled Vanagons, just like their ancestors, are geared for the cooling capacity/horsepower peak/drag intersection. That means, as ever, an air-cooled Vanagon is limited to 75mph cruise @ 4,100 rpm.airkooledchris wrote: Vanagon's are also geared better for highway cruising speeds, aren't they?
Waterboxer Vanagons have slightly taller gearing.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
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Mileage report:
This morning I filled up full tank at an I-40 exit. 48.9 miles later, I filled up the tank at the same gas station, and the same pump. It took 2.228 gallons to fill up. Average travel speed was 65mph.
That is 21.94 mpg with the same tune.
I am going to paste some of the graphs shortly.
This morning I filled up full tank at an I-40 exit. 48.9 miles later, I filled up the tank at the same gas station, and the same pump. It took 2.228 gallons to fill up. Average travel speed was 65mph.
That is 21.94 mpg with the same tune.
I am going to paste some of the graphs shortly.
1981 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia - air-cooled Type4 1970cc CV (hydraulic lifters, 42x36 valves, stock cam, microSquirt FI with wasted spark ignition)
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
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Data LOG from Return TRIP:
Moment in HIGHLIGHT:
4th gear, 3400 RPM, 65 mph (GPS), 15-inch wheels sporting Michellin HydroEdge P215/65/R15 at 32psi
Manifold Absolute Pressure: 60 kPa
Engine Vacuum: ~11.812 inHg
Barometer: 100.5kPa or 29.53 inHg
Timing @ 29.9 BTDC
Computer estimated consumption based on (pulse width and injector size x 4) = 2.7 GPH
15.3 AFR
Pulse Width: 5ms (x4)
Steady 130F CLT as observed by temperature probe located at Temperature Sensor II location.
Intake Temperature: 99F
Moment in HIGHLIGHT:
4th gear, 3400 RPM, 65 mph (GPS), 15-inch wheels sporting Michellin HydroEdge P215/65/R15 at 32psi
Manifold Absolute Pressure: 60 kPa
Engine Vacuum: ~11.812 inHg
Barometer: 100.5kPa or 29.53 inHg
Timing @ 29.9 BTDC
Computer estimated consumption based on (pulse width and injector size x 4) = 2.7 GPH
15.3 AFR
Pulse Width: 5ms (x4)
Steady 130F CLT as observed by temperature probe located at Temperature Sensor II location.
Intake Temperature: 99F
1981 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia - air-cooled Type4 1970cc CV (hydraulic lifters, 42x36 valves, stock cam, microSquirt FI with wasted spark ignition)
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI