Anyone do a .80 5th gear in a 4k tranny?

[vwdaun@yahoo.com (Daun Yeagley)]

--- josh Wyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Well, I want to try to avoid having a huge gear gap
> between 4th and 5th.  Obviously with the .80 4th I'll
> have a bigger gap than atock, but I'm hoping it won't
> be too bad..

I think this is the *perfect* tranny setup.  The 4th to 5th
drop is bigger than stock but it feels like it could have
been.  The 4k is a very buzzy box on the freeway (like
about 4000 rpm at about / slightly over 70).  The .80
brings it down to about 3200-3300 at 70, so you still have
plenty of power when you put your foot down.

Basically, the .80 will give you about 100 or so less rpm
than a stock AGB/2Y in 5th gear across the board.  That
doesn't seem like much but in reality it seems more than
that.

I wouldn't hesitate to do this gearing again.


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Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
'80, '85, & '88 Sciroccos
'82 Pickup
'90 Passat Wagon
"Never joke, taunt or dangle what might be seen as a challenge in front of the powers that be.  The universe is listening." - Lane Wallace

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