0.80 5th gear question

[brett@netacc.net (Brett Van Sprewenburg)]

I think everyone will find the freshened and updated list of 
transaxles in the gears
section of scirocco.org more useful.   Check it out. :-)

I have a close ratio box with a 3.94 R&P (converted 2Y) with a .75 
fifth.  The drop
from 4th to 5th is fairly large.  If you don't want that, it's not 
for you.  Cruising on
the highway is just great...if you spend a decent amount of time on the highway
at high speeds, and the buzz of the .89 or .91 gets to you, this gear could be
for you.  If you're looking to outgun people on the highway, this 
gear is not for you.
With this transaxle my car is quite fast up to 110 in fourth, and 
kicking it into 5th
at that point results in a big decrease in acceleration...however, it 
will probably pull
a few more MPH at the end.  But you can be a hero up till 110, and I 
actually should
probably slow down after that... :)


==Brett


>Cathy - unfortunately, the list on the .org is quite up-to-date. I believe
>Ron maintains the most up-to-date list(sorry, I think I deleted the link,
>but I do have the data in a Word file. I can email it offline if you
>like...)
>
>I actually picked up a DFQ tranny (96 Golf???) from Jason Cammisa. It has
>the 0.80 5th stock and is perfect for the highway. I actually contemplated
>doing the 4k into the larger tranny case with a 4th gear from my AGB (1.13)
>and a 0.80 5th - ala Ben Harder's "super tranny". But I think my 3.94 gear
>might be toast....
>
>Also, Autotech sells an OEM 5th gear for around $220...
>
>HTH, Jeff
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Cathy Boyko" <losinit@usa.net>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 2:00 PM
>Subject: Tech: 0.80 5th gear question
>
>
>Okay, it has been suggested to use a .80 fifth with the 3.94 final drive.
>(thanks guys, you are the best)
>So next question, what is the original application? From "gears" on the .org
>site, I get only AMC/CHE (115 hp) as a candidate. Is this gas? models?
>years?
>Just wondering where you got it from, for those running one. Thanks (I want
>to
>get this done soon......can you tell?)
>Thanks, I never thought I'd be asking such tough questions...
>Cathy, amazed at how quickly one mod leads to five others!

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