[correction Re: speaking of FF tranny...]

[losinit@usa.net (Cathy Boyko)]

"Decker" <boisfort@myhome.net> wrote:
Hi Dan;
    You are right I must have grabbed the 4000 rpm figure from driving my=
 84
Rabbit GTI with it's 4K tranny down the freeway with traffic which was
usualy around 4000 rpm. You may not find 80 mph ( 4146 rpm) with your 4k
tranny bothersome but you sure sacrifice some mileage and wear factor on =
the
engine. I loved the backroads in my GTI with it's 4K but I would never ha=
ve
taken it on a long trip. When I took it's JH engine and put it in my 80
Rabbit pickup I coupled it with an FF and I find it is a much nicer
combination. I took a trip to Georgia in it a couple of years ago and cam=
e
home to Washington state in two and a half days. With the FF  3061 RPM ge=
ts
you 75 mph and the little old JH motor is just singing an easy tune.
    Everybody to his own opinion and what makes you happy is what is righ=
t.
For my 79 Scirocco I opted for the 6 speed so I had the fun close ratio 5=

plus the cruising sixth. In my two Rabbit pickups I have FF's. I may do a=
n
auto-cross car this summer and if I do I will have my 4K rebuilt with a
Quaife and a 4.25 final
Brian Decker

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>
To: <sad_rocc@veedub.com>; "Decker" <boisfort@myhome.net>;
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 2:04 AM
Subject: Re: speaking of FF tranny...


> Brian just stretched the numbers alittle!
> At 70:
> FF with .71 5th        2857
> 4K                            3628
> (Calculated on Scirocco.org with 185/60 X 14 tire)
> I personally don't find the revs bothersome at 80 MPH with the 4K, but
maybe
> my car's just special ;^)
> Dan
>
>

I for one am glad I had the fifth switched out of mine when the 3.94 R&P =
went
in (it was an AGB in its first life). It's lots loud on the highway as it=
 is.
Loving the tranny now though, and as was said, I have the cake and am enj=
oying
it a lot. (Mmmm, cake) So now I have a tranny with lots of grunt off the =
line,
close gears, and a decent cruising rpm. Poyfect.

But the highway whine is worth thinking of, look at the online ratio char=
ts,
and figure out what your proposed tranny will do rpm wise at the speed yo=
u
cruise at (with the tires you've got), then go out on the road and drive =
your
car at that rpm for a while (provided it runs!). You'll figure out pretty=
 fast
if you can stand it or not. =

Cathy