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6spd tranny?



Hmm, I thought that the 8v power band was acutally *wider* than the 16v, it
just starts and ends lower in the rpm range?

I know that Jason's 1.8 RD is on it torque band from about 2K all the way
through 5.5K, where as Bretts monster was hits its torque band around 4K and
is done by 6.5K
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@comcast.net>
To: <jason_f_snow@nac.net>; "'Larry'" <rocco16v@netzero.com>; "'brett
cooke'" <vwscir88@hotmail.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 8:49 AM
Subject: RE: 6spd tranny?


> Jason Snow asked:
> > What good would a 6spd tranny do for an 8v engine?
>
> Jason, a 6-speed tranny offers more gears with which one can match the
> ratios to the rev band of the motor. Considering that the 8v's powerband
is
> more narrow than the 16v's, the extra ratios can make it easier to keep
the
> motor where it is happiest. In my case, I chose a 4.25 ring & pinion,
stock
> 4k gears 1,3,4, & 5 (2nd is tall ratio), and a .75 6th gear. This puts me
at
> about the same revs in 6th as a Scirocco 16v in 5th. But, the car screams
> through the gears as it accelerates. It is a heavy compromise for twisty
> backroad driving but with fair highway manners.
>
> Then, there is the other choice of maintaining the stock ratios (1-5) and
> just tacking an overdrive on the top.
>
> YMMV...
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