Tranny grenade - thanks VW

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

Well damn! Don't you have a firstborn or something to sell to fund a
diff???? (I keep trying to sell mine, but it seems as firstborns go, he's
not worth much..) 3.94 plus 16V ratios, plus FOR GOD'S SAKES a swapped
fifth are the way to go. I'm going deaf from my 4K....(3.94 plus 16V gear
ratios plus NOT a swapped fifth with the small flanges and bad exhaust, 
but your muffler's good to go now, right?).
I have a Frankenblended custom  AGB in my 16V which I very much enjoy, and
would do that again eagerly...essentially a 4K with LSD and a swapped fifth
and big flanges and light flywheel, which I really like...really, it was
one of the best mods I did on that car. And that car was FILLED with
"mechanical opportunities", the "silver headache", that one is.
Cathy

On 2:25 pm 06/21/07 "Joe Mair" <jmair@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> So, as is seemingly inevitable with a 20 year old VW transmission, my
> differential rivets bit the big one today:
>
> http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3299308
>
> As someone on the Vortex has said, I need to look at this as a
> mechanical "opportunity."  Thankfully, I was moving somewhat slowly,
> and it seems like I didn't eat the whole trans.  I'll know more when
> it gets taken apart.  Now I just need to source some new parts and
> the diff bolt kit.  Much as I want a limited slip diff, given the
> fact that I've spent so much on this car this year, an additional
> $900 over the cost of rebuilding the trans just isn't worth it to me,
> not with a stock engine set up for merely "spirited" driving.
> However, I might do the Peloquin shims at about 10% of the cost.
>
> So, if anyone has any extra 16V trans parts lying around, let me know.
> I think I'll drop in a taller 5th while I'm at it, and Dan suggested a
> 3.94 final drive as well.
>
> I mean, I'm disappointed, but what're gonna do?
>
> Joe
>
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