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Date:         Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:18:22 -0800
Reply-To:     aatransaxle <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         aatransaxle <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon?
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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The only thing that used to be barely available was a european or some such slightly taller R&P for an automatic...seems it was over $1200 plus any rebuild labor..and then it was only about 6 or8% taller I was told...Taller tires is cheaper by far... Daryl of AA Transaxle (425) 788-4070 aatransaxle.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Daniel - Shazam" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 6:15 PM Subject: Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon?

>I think you can change the ring and pinion at considerable cost, which >would > sure help in the case of vanagons with more than stock power. > And I sure wish I had time to search for the 'right' porsche 911 > automatic. > That could possibly be really nice. > Scott > www.turbovans.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > pedro dos santos > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 4:07 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon? > > Hi Volks! > > I was looking into upgrading my vanagon automatic > transmission. By the way I love the vanagon automatic, > it's a vacation vehicle is't it? > > I looked in the rare option of ugrading it with a 3rd > bigger gear to lower the RPMs for my future diesel > engine conversion, but apparently that gear is NLA (No > longer Available). > > I searched in the web if this was already done and did > not find any info, but does an automatic transmission > from a porsche 911 transmission fit in the vanagon? > just a though... Or any other manufacturer? > > Pedro > > 1991 vanagon + westfalia conversion > 1989 syncro "rustbucket"


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