Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:01:39 -0800
Reply-To: Tom Forhan <fourwdvw@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Tom Forhan <fourwdvw@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: [Syncro] Feedback on gearing options, TDI converted vans
In-Reply-To: <47929F63.7090002@westyventures.com>
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With my 29.5" diameter tires and 6.17 r+ps , I really
like the 1.88 second, 1.14 third combo. Its seems
really natural, as does the shift up to my .75
fourth, which is fine with the stock engine. If I
bought more horsepower and revs I'd probably wish I
had the .70.
--- Karl Mullendore <groups@WESTYVENTURES.COM> wrote:
> I think the gear company is going to have to start
> making the 1.88
> second gear/mainshaft set. The only ones available
> are used from
> European trannies. Maybe a better choice for yours
> would've been a 1.14
> third?
>
> Kim Brennan wrote:
> > Yes, that's the 2nd gear I should have gotten
> (but was in a rush to
> > get my transmission back on the road.) With a
> stock 2nd, it's a long
> > way up to that 1.08 third (that we both have).
> I'll be interested in
> > hearing your opinions on your gearing as time
> goes on.
>
>
> Kim Brennan wrote:
> > Yes, that's the 2nd gear I should have gotten (but
> was in a rush to
> > get my transmission back on the road.) With a
> stock 2nd, it's a long
> > way up to that 1.08 third (that we both have).
> I'll be interested in
> > hearing your opinions on your gearing as time goes
> on.
> >
> >
> > On Jan 19, 2008, at 7:45 PM, Karl Mullendore
> wrote:
> >
> >> Anyway, this time around I replaced all bearings,
> added the South
> >> African oiling plates, and upgraded the ratios
> once again, this time
> >> to
> >> 1.88 second, 1.08 third, and .70 fourth, staying
> with the 4.86 R&P.
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