4K or Not 4K

[juliemac57@hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Can I swa0p the 5th from the FF I have in the garage?
WOW! Forget the little old lady from Pasadena!


>From: Benjamin Harder <vwtype53@yahoo.com>
>To: Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: 4K or Not 4K
>Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 13:49:12 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>--- Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Why is it every one wants a 4K transaxle?
> > I may have found one for < $50.00
>
>
>  One word: ACCELERATION
>
>Julie, the 4k is the best geared stock VW tranny for acceleration...
>combine a 3.94 final drive with a close-ratio gear set and you have
>one mean pulling rocco!  $50 is a great deal!
>The only suggestion I have for the 4k gearbox is to change the stock
>5th gear to a 0.80 instead.  The stock 5th gear is great for the open
>race track, but terrible on the highway.
>
>You're 16v mk1 will be noticeably faster with this tranny!  ;)~
>
>
>=====
>Benjamin Harder
>86 Scirocco 16v
>80 Scirocco 16v
>93 Passat GLX
>
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Julie Macfarlane
Menlo Park Research & Development
Internet Application Developer
Amsterdam NY


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