<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top"><p dir="ltr">Fwiw, I will have a basis for comparison. I sold a 66 beetle with a 1915, dual kadrons, engle 120 combo to get the square. So I have recently had a larger cc type one engine. It will be an interesting comparison. </p>
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Re: [T3] Turn Key Type 3 1600 For Sale (Colorado) <br>
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<td valign="top">You might be SHOCKED to find out how much gas a 2L uses going up the big<br clear="none">hills! If I lived in Denver Id be looking for something bigger too, I was<br clear="none">"winded" on the last leg to the invasion but Id worry about keeping the T4<br clear="none">cool at the higher elevations, my problem was with getting enough cooling<br clear="none">air, the oil ran too hot but the heads were cool... Ill run an oil cooler<br clear="none">if I do this again.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Keith<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Top Notch Restorations<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:topnotch@nycap.rr.com" href="javascript:return">topnotch@nycap.rr.com</a> <br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm" target="_blank">http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm</a><br clear="none">71 Squareback
"Hothe"<br clear="none">65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"<br clear="none">65 Squareback "Eggcrate"<br clear="none">87 golf "Winterat"<br clear="none">93 RX7 "Redstur"<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">-----Original Message-----<br clear="none">From: <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org" href="javascript:return">type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org</a><br clear="none">[mailto:<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org" href="javascript:return">type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org</a>] On Behalf Of Adam<br clear="none">Douglass<br clear="none">Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 10:19 AM<br clear="none">To: <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org" href="javascript:return">type3@vwtype3.org</a><br clear="none">Subject: Re: [T3] Turn Key Type 3 1600 For Sale (Colorado)<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I may
have been a little dramatic with my description of its abilities. I<br clear="none">was keeping up with traffic. I just don't have the ability to accelerate on<br clear="none">the straightaway like I would like. <br clear="none"><br clear="none">As far as highway cruising, 70 is where it likes to speed with the ability<br clear="none">to go 75 in a passing situation. The only problem with that is that the<br clear="none">speed limit is 75 and everyone goes 80. I would like the ability to cruise<br clear="none">75 and still be able to pass if need be. <br clear="none"><br clear="none">Between Colorado Springs and Denver there is monument pass. In either<br clear="none">direction I am limited by power to 60 to 65 mph. This is a nuisance. In my<br clear="none">area there is just too much common elevation change to justify being on the<br clear="none">highway. I don't want to speed, but I would like to keep up. The 1600 isn't<br clear="none">the
way and I have the ability to change that. <br clear="none"><br clear="none">As far as "living in the alps" I am at a base altitude of 6300 in the<br clear="none">valley. That takes a toll right there. Ute pass is the nearest country drive<br clear="none">that climbs to 9300 ft in 20 miles. On the way to Denver you climb to a<br clear="none">little over 7100 ft in 20 miles. That is just a lot of hill climbing for a<br clear="none">lowly 1600 in a 2000 lb square. <br clear="none"><br clear="none">-------------- next part --------------<br clear="none">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br clear="none">URL:<br clear="none"><<a shape="rect" href="http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20140204/2" target="_blank">http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20140204/2</a><br clear="none">0db70a9/attachment.htm><div class="yqt0498666979" id="yqtfd38735"><br
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