In a message dated 1/14/03 2:14:56 PM Pacific Standard Time, jeff@tssgi.com writes: << It was a Class 1 / Unlimited off-road buggy. I can guarantee that the amount of abuse delivered to that tranny over the course of several Baja 500's & 1000's was quite a bit more than will be delivered by a Vanagon regardless of the driver. It's a bit pricey though... >> That buddy must have weighed in at less than 1500 lbs. Driven for perhaps a few hundred races. Versus a 5,000 lb. beast driven for several hundred thousand miles. My point is your application is not comparable to Bruce's intended use, IMO. I have seen many a 901 & 915 tranny broken in a street driven 911 with a 3.0. The Vanagon trans as been discussed repeatedly in this forum, is a less robust transmission compared to the Porsche counterparts. That's neither here nor there either. It's best if someone with a 911 engine in their Vanagon can chime in. I will check with a friend of mine as to how long his Vanagon trans survived in his 3.2 powered ride before he switched to a G-50. Last I heard he was installing a one-off 3.6 liter 911 conversion made by MSDS. BenT <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html">Vanagon Cafe</A> |
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