Re: Wanted: close ratio, [almost]any condition

[Kevin <aventari@cts.com>]

the tranny's already grinding bad, and i dont think any different fluid
will reverse the problem unfortunately. thanks for the suggestion though,
always welcome! 
BTW The Mt-90's DEFINATELY going in the new tranny!!!

t 01:18 AM 12/10/98 -0500, you wrote:
>did you try Redline MT-90 yet? Or is the tranny already in Shitsville?
Just a
>'roccomendation.
>
>jim
>
>Kevin wrote:
>
>> Hey all, my FF tranny is grinding every time from 1st to 2nd over 6k rpm.
>> And always grinds into 3rd when cold. I've used Mobil-1 synthetic GL-5 for
>> about 4 years and i've been reading on the web that it wears the synchros
>> out. Well my synchros are worn out, coincidence or not so it's time for a
>> close ratio.
>>
>> I'm looking for a tranny from an 83-84 GTi (i think) or any close ratio
>> that has the green drive flanges so i can install a velocity LSD. I'll
>> rebuild it totally before i throw it in, so worn out is okay, as long as
>> it's just the synchros! I'll pay more for better condition.
>>
>> Pref. in SoCal so i can look at it first.
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