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Date:         Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:44:21 -0800
Reply-To:     pedro dos santos <pedrokrusher@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         pedro dos santos <pedrokrusher@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon?
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com>
In-Reply-To:  <07C135EE-4C28-4E18-AC15-0B6CF6D60466@mac.com>
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Hi Kim

Thanks a lot for you explanations! Great! I have a friend installing at this moment a 1.9TDI ALH from a 2001 jetta. He is working on the harness right now and is waiting for me to come up with a "solution" for an auto tranny upgrade.

So the 0.70 that you say is awhfully steep, might be a good compromise for the TDI. That could be a good option...

Pedro

--- Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:

> With a 4.86 R&P an 0.70 4th gear will give you less > than 3000 rpms at > 100km/h with stock wheel/tires up to 215/75R15 > wheel/tires. > > 4.86 R&P is (often) a stock size for 14" Syncro > Vanagons. > > But an 0.70 is AWFULLY steep for any engine but the > the 6 cylinders > or maybe 1.9 TDI. > > An 0.77 4th gear might be just above 3000 rpms (I > think it was around > 3200) with stock or slightly larger tires. > > Again, though, you'd want an upgraded engine > (Subaru, TDI) that has > good torque at low RPMs. A stock (tired) WBX > probably won't cut it.


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