Re: 5th Gear Conversion

[scirocco.gtx@juno.com (Mark A Peele)]

What was the ratio on the 5th you installed?  This is important as there
are several possible 5th gear "donors" .80, .75,.76, .71 etc. - all of
which will have varrying effects on your RPM drop and the "gap" between
4th/5th.

Mark . . .
Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
*BIRTH*SCHOOL*WORK*DEATH*
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From: Sheldon Shippee <sshippee@sover.net>
To: Benjamin Harder <harderb@email.uc.edu>
Cc: scirocco-L@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: 5th Gear Conversion
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 23:44:54 -0400
Message-ID: <35DB9BB6.E33CEB1A@sover.net>
References: <3.0.32.19980819211811.00699488@email.uc.edu>

Ben,
I have done the conversion on a 16v Jetta GLI and did not like it.  The
space between fourth and fifth was too much....for state highway driving
fourth was too low and fifth too high.  Now this was just my opinion.  I
presently drive 60 miles each way to work.  I now have a 91 GLI 2.0
16v.  I switched the transmission out for a regular Jetta/Golf
transmission!  Perfect for highway driving yet it still pulss well
through all the gears.  And the best part is that all the gears are
correctly spacd apart.  I also did this conversion for someone with an
87 16v scirocco and he loved it.  Although the rocco only has a 1.8 it
also pulls real well through the gears...if you can afford it I would go
for a used trans!  Also when you do the trans or the conversion, change
over to synthetic gear oil.....wow what a difference!!!


sheldon

Benjamin Harder wrote:
> 
>      I have had my '86 16v for about two months now (my first rocco..),
> so I am fairly new to Scirocco's.  I just recently joined this
list...you
> guys
> sure do have some good tips (and interesting conversations...).  Well,
I
> already love my car!  I do quite a bit of highway driving and have
noticed
> how high the RPMs are.  I have heard of (and seen) a kit from Neuspeed,
> and even New Dimensions, for a 5th gear conversion to either a 0.75 or
> 0.80 ratio.  They say this will allow better gas mileage, a quieter
ride...
>      Has anyone done this conversion?  Is it worth it?  If I do decide
to go
> with it, does it matter if I get the 0.80 or the 0.75 ratio?  I really
don't
> know the difference between the two ratios.
>     Thanks for the help.
> 
> Benjamin Harder
> '86 Scirocco 16v
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