If he is using the SA 5spd, this IS a stock VW transmission...everywhere that is except Nth America. I'll bet he's running an auto or the Porsche trans... The 5 spd generally handles the 2.1L OK (at least this is the Aus experience where the 5spd is the norm) but the 2.6L I5 engines that the SA plant put in the late model T3s created problems for the manual gearbox....so a V8 would not do it any favours unless he was gentle with his starts off the mark. Trouble would be the resisting the urge to drag others off :-) I wonder how the additional rear weight of the V8 will affect the handling characteristics? To it's detriment I suspect... Cheers, Steve O NSW Australia '92 Transporter WBX Kombi '00 Transporter Double Cab '03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck) '78 Land Rover Series 3 soft top ute (ex-Aust.Army)
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:13:30 -0800 From: Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA> Subject: Re: Audi V8 install pics I honestly can't remember whether Russ has got a SA 5spd or a Porsche trans. Will find out and also get pics as it goes along. He is not using the stock Vanagon trans, that's for sure. He does have some Boxster brakes to install, pics of them coming too. Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94 http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/ On 21-Mar-06, at 11:00 AM, TC wrote: > I am statring to get pics of my friend Russell Sherman's Audi V-8 > install. The engine is in for now, most likely for fitment check. A > couple of pics can be seen on this page on my website: > > http://www.members.shaw.ca/McTavishPac/V8/V8.html wonder how that tranny is going to handle that much torque :( |
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