petrolhead Posted January 13, 2012 Report Posted January 13, 2012 The VW belongs to a friend. I've booked them both in to HT Vulcan RR for a bit of fun next week. George The Transit might not make the weight, it looks like the headroom will be very tight at 4"! I'll post the results when I get them.
stuartp Posted January 13, 2012 Report Posted January 13, 2012 don't care about the power i know which one i'd have every time! i'm having quite regular dirty thoughts about getting a transit
MEXY867M Posted January 13, 2012 Report Posted January 13, 2012 I would make the tea anyway but still would pick the transit anyday of the week
monkeymoreton Posted January 14, 2012 Report Posted January 14, 2012 i'd laugh if the tranny wins but i don't think it will. On the otherhand i'd love a tranny mk2 camper
Stretch Posted January 15, 2012 Report Posted January 15, 2012 I've got a supersport & a vw camper and the vw wins all the way
The Transplanter Posted January 15, 2012 Report Posted January 15, 2012 Seems like a pointless exercise to me, the VW 2.4D AAB engine is a gutless mofo and only produced 77hp when it was new! T4's are brilliant vans but only worth having with the 2.5TDI IMO I also like the Transit for its retro-ness
petrolhead Posted January 18, 2012 Author Report Posted January 18, 2012 Well to give you a bit of insider info (place your bets now) the VW is a non-turbo 5 cylinder. It is supposed to produce 68bhp and 101lbft torque. Not a lot but they run forever. George originally had a LC Pinto that was also supposed to produce 70bhp but there were rumours he was on the 'roids and had an HC lump instead. In my mind I thought if he has less than 85bhp I would pull the lump out and rebuild it. Anyway, all good fights need a weigh in. This was at the local coal depot. I think the scales over-read but both vans were weighed with drivers, fuel and tools. George = 1820kg and the smaller VW was 2120kg ! Both vans arrived in one piece. I was a bit worried about the headroom on George so I opted to go first (and thereby sneakily taking the Immortal crown of first Ford Camper at HT Vulcan dyno ) but I had a bit more room than I thought. Steve and Aaron were understandably nervous about dyno-ing a high performance vehicle with a sink, gas stove and a fridge. Cold sweat ran down their faces, I gave them a pat on the back and told them 'everything will be fine' George came straight out punching hard on the first run. 96bhp and 121lbft, we were all pleasantly surprised. Pleased with himself George confidently stepped aside to let the [spit on the floor] VW show what it was made of. I really like this picture, two skilled Engineers doing what they know best: So, the scores had to be corrected for temperature but here they are........................ George 93bhp and 119lbft VW 80bhp and 102lbft torque Inspired by the rolling road sesson of unlikely vehicles Steve put his own car on but you don't want to know what his modern turbo diesel put out, just concentrate on my numbers! A certain Sierra rocked up to see what all the fuss was around and put out 250bhp from an old N/A cosworth built 15 years ago. The campers picked up their stuff and left in a huff after that. A great day and thanks to Steve and Aaron at HT Vulcan DYNO vid here
Admin Vista Posted January 18, 2012 Admin Report Posted January 18, 2012 Looks like a good day out oh and another vote for the Transit over the VW, on space grounds alone!
BIG G Posted January 18, 2012 Report Posted January 18, 2012 lol classic dogging wagons giving it large
SLYMAN Posted January 19, 2012 Report Posted January 19, 2012 All good results there. I like the idea of weighing them too
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