found on type2.com that:
highway driving '66 splitty with a 1500cc and ~2500Ibs curb weight
22-24 MPG
(edit: '66 kombi owner manual says 24.3 MPG)
in my past experience:
highway driving '82 rabbit with 1.6L TD and 1860Ibs curb weight
41 MPG (at least... that's actually mixed highway/city)
now the question is, what would a 1.6L TD motor do in that splitty? would be pushing about 700Ibs more weight and have even worse aerodynamics than a rabbit. any guesses?
(a good number to have would be, what MPG would a bug be able to get on the highway with a 1500cc motor. the aerodynamics of a bug will be closer to the rabbit than the bus is.. might help with guesstimating)
Based on the performance of several '82 diesel camper vanagons upgraded from the 1.6D to the 1.6TD (as well as 1.9TD and 1.9TDI), I would think that you could plan on 30+ mpg (US gallons, slight better for Imperial gallons) for highway cruising.
thanks for the info VWRacer.
as great as that fuel economy sounds, i am regretably going to hold off on the TD engine install into the bus until a later date. the 1500cc flat 4 in the bus is running strong on a recent rebuild. besides, i now have an entire bus interior to find, fix and fit.. and all the bodywork. TD motor will still happen, just not this winter as i had hoped.
Have you seen this site yet?
http://www.fastforward.ca/I found it when I was looking into a diesel powered double-cab, my dream work truck.
thanks for the link traktor. i contacted them in the fall and they told me to buy a vanagon instead :lol:
i got the bus home to the shop on december 28th. i will post pictures and some details of my trip another time.
the 1500cc motor runs really well so i'll be leaving that in for this summer's expeditions... but something else is always on my mind....
this is tempting:
more...but i'm working up to the 1600TD
been ordering parts from cip1.com.
other smaller shops (like marks bug barn in hamilton) order their stuff from cip1 then add a markup... so why not order from cip1 directly??
we're still working on getting the shop properly sorted....hopefully in a couple weeks the fun (see: work) begins! :twisted:
edit: here's a pic
