5spd tranny geared wierd ('84 )

[pbureau@attbi.com (pbureau@attbi.com)]

well your 84 has what tranny code on it.?
But it sounds about right for a 9a.
JH engine is solid lifters
> Hello!
> 
> As some of you know I just bought a '84 rocco. I just put
> it on the road last thursday. Drove it a little friday and then
> took it to a muffler shop. (it had no muffler, and i got the
> cat replaced with a resonator).
> 
> Anyways.. I drove it around today city/highway for about
> an hour or two. It's geared really wierd. I used to own a 84
> Jetta GLI and i like the way it shifted. My new rocco's tranny
> is really bugging me. In 4th gear at about 2800-2900  i'm going 100kph,
> in 5th gear at 2800 i'm going 120kph, at ~3150 i'm going 140kph, and
> the engine stops moving at around ~3500-4000. (160kph).
> 1st and 2nd gear are pretty close but 3rd is a little wide and 4th and 
> 5th
> are very wide.
> 
> If i understand correctly the sweet spot is around 5500rpm. The way
> things are geared, i only really hit that if in 1st and 2nd, and 3rd if 
> i let it
> goto 100. Downshifting on the highway from 5th to 4th is almost like
> doing nothing at all. They are really close together.
> 
> 
> My old GLI with a JH engine easily hit 180kph in 5th gear.. the Scirocco
> struggles to get to 160. It's not a big deal since i don't ever drive 
> that fast
> on the highways, but it's a little disconcerting considering the 
> scirocco is
> lighter and "sportier".
> 
> Is this possible on of those "Wide" geared transmissions? It's bugging 
> the
> hell out of me. What sort of recourse do i have to fix it? What sort of 
> cost
> would it be?
> 
> Also.. the JH has solid lifter cams?
> 
> 
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