Europe and Canada and everywhere except the US got the close ratio 5-speed transmissions. (the 094) while in the us we got the 091 Does anyone know of a good 5-spd gearing combination for the 1.9 liter or 2.1 with normal first thru fourth gearing and an overdrive fifth. maybe a 0.77 or 0.73 for 5th Here is a cool link to show all of the gear ratios for our vanagons http://volksweb.relitech.com/helmut/gearbox.htm I have come up with this combo for my 85 Westy 1st 3.78 2nd 2.06 3rd 1.23 4th 0.85 5th 0.77 or maybe a 0.70 transaxle of 4.86 or 4.83.. will this work for a stock 1.9 liter? Malibu Tony 85' Westy |
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