Hey, all right, thanks for posting the link. The show a race winning 3 speed automatic transaxle. http://www.transaxleengineering.com/automatic_trans.html not sure what they mean though....the mention ring and pinions of 4.11, 4.56, and 4.86 ... 4.11 would be pretty high so that sounds good. Then they say 'final drive ratio' from 2.60 to 8.80. Not sure what to make of that. Also, a nice racing transaxle like that.................well, some people's entire vanagon didn't cost them as much as one of these transaxles costs I'll bet. You are looking at something in the thousands. At least $ 2,500 , if not 3,500 is my guess, and more than that. Maybe that can do something stock-based that's got the right gearing and not all that expensive. But we'd sure have the gearing we'd like with that box all right ! Scott www.turbovans.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of pedro dos santos Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:41 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon? Thanks Al, I just sent them an email and will wait patiently for their response. Here is the web site: www.transaxleengineering.com Pedro Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:57:25 -0800 From: Pensioner <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET> Subject: Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon? Google Transaxle engineering in Chatsworth CA. Jeff will know of folks who have that sort of stuff. He builds racing transaxles that have been very successful in off-road racing. (Baja 1000 etc) If you tell him Al recommended him, he may laugh, hang up, or just welcome you to his ever growing group of satisfied customers. Jeff Field's the name. Winning is the game. |
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