Actually, the top gear is different, gas 5 speed code AAP is .82 and diesel 5 speed code DX is .77. The .77 gives 4-5 mph faster than a .82 at same engine cruising rpm, all else equal. Of course all else is not equal in this case since the much taller final drive of the AAP makes the overall road speed higher in all gears than with the DX. With stock 14" tires: AAP at 3500 rpm = 68 mph in 5th, 55 mph in 4th DX at 3500 rpm = 61 mph in 5th, 46 mph in 4th waterboxer 4 speed = 62 in 4th and 43 in 3rd, at 3500 Mark Robert Keezer wrote: > The Diesel 5-speed has the same gear ratios as > the gas 5-speed (like my WBX 5-speed AAP), but > the final drive is different. > > I can't tell you what my RPM's are at any given > speed because I still have yet to get my tach > working since I switched from Digifant 2 to > Motronic. >.............. |
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