Date:         Mon, 8 Dec 2003 22:27:51 -0800
Reply-To:     Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From:         Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: 5 SPEED TRANS'
Comments: To: Ben <bens@ZIANET.COM>
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I've got one installed.
As delivered the final drive is the same as the 4speed, so you have to
change the 5th gear ration to truly take advantage of it.
I had my 5th changed to a .77

With the .77 5th gear, it is a really nice, abet expensive, improvement.
The ratios are spaced much better, particularly for climbing hills.
Switching to the 094 has also had the benefit of increasing my gas
mileage by 1 mpg.

Todd
'88 Westy


Ben wrote:

>Listers,
>Does anybody have any thoughts or experience with the "094" transmission currently advertized by Vanamania? These are supposedly shipped over from Europe and will readily fit into any vanagon giving a more "usable range of power"????????????
>Ben
>'87 GL
>'89 Vanagon Westf
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