On the floor level flat ground, factory manual says 56mph top speed. It will cruise ok at 50, will be a strain to cruise at 55. As to entering Dallas freeways: well first, I wouldn't get on a Dallas freeway in my panel van, and if you do you better have a long break in traffic to enter. --- On Wed, 9/9/09, James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: What size engine for the '59? To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 8:50 AM So with a split case tranny, which is what it came with originally, I won't be going faster than 50 mph? I don't think I'll want to be going faster than 60 but I am concerned with entering/exiting the highway going that slow in Dallas. So stock = 50mph max? --- On Tue, 9/8/09, atx <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: atx <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Re: What size engine for the '59? > To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 10:15 PM > A single port can easily do more > than 50 in a splittie. Sounds like a tranny swap might > be likely, from the experts. I can cruise at 65, if > needed. I choose to go a little slower, stopping is my > biggest concern. > I'm running a 1600 single port. So it > wouldn't look totally OG, but it could give you some > acceleration. > Jeff > sent via iPhone > > On Sep 8, 2009, at 9:51 PM, "Denis" <coocoo@xxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > The Zone is no normal > animal, with all his tricked > out suspension, brakes and steering, but I can do 70 easy, > but as my Dad once > said, if you come up against a watermelon at that speed, > you're gonna > lose. > > ----- Original Message > ----- > From: > sammie > smith > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Tuesday, > September 08, 2009 9:46 > PM > Subject: [tcb] Re: > What size engine for > the '59? > > > > > > > Well, it depends on what you want to do > Paul. The Baja is > about as non-stock as you can get a VW and will > cruise all day long at > 3,700-3,800 rpm effortlesly with its 2000cc engine > which is about 80mph > with its tires and gearing. And in response > to Denis; your e-mail > got me curious so I counted the states that the > Baja has been in; 16; > and driven to, in, and from all of them. > > But; in a stock suspension split window bus, > regardless of engine > and tranny, about 65 is a max top speed to be > safe. Those things > get awfully squirlly at much faster than that. > > --- On Tue, > 9/8/09, singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > From: > singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Re: > What size engine for the '59? > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: > Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 9:24 PM > > > James ,I run a 1641 in my > single cab,dual > kadrons,110 engle cam .I don't believe in > high compression street > engines , and no reduction gears , 3600 is about > what I run all day > long.70,75,even 80mph is not a problem,but not recommended.It,s >duel > port. Sammie says stock lol, Sammie I had to ans > were for you. > Paul > Smith > > 2009 Zone Tour 1999-2009 ,10 years of > Trucking > > H.B.B > T.C.B > Transporters at the Point > 6 October 9,10,and 11, 2009"Love > all,trust a few,Do wrong to > none" > > > --- On Tue, 9/8/09, James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > From: James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> > > > Subject: [tcb] What size engine for the '59? > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Date: > Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 7:46 PM > > I just > > got off the > phone with Ronnie in AZ. I ordered my belly pans > > and bumpers > and we discussed the kind of engine I'd be > > putting in the Bus. > I told him I'd like to stay as close > > to stock as possible. I > plan on using the split case tranny > > and was thinking of > rebuilding the engine that came with it > > (not > original). > > He said that a 36 horse with counter weighted crank > and > > increased compression ratio could be a nice runner. > 3600 > RPM > > all day long. > > The one in there now is a single > port but that's all I > > know about it. Even though I have a > "Slow Moving > > Vehicle" magnetic sticker for the back, the > thought of > > only going 50mph scares me. > > > Thoughts? > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >