Vanadiesel@AOL.COM writes: << A gearing change to get a little more top end is of more interest at the moment, especially if the adjustments and additives do get me more speed it will just be revving out at even higher rpm's which seem too high at even 60 mph. Have you found out anymore on that? Any info would be appreciated from you or other list members. >> Hello, Well, you could change 4th to either the European .82 or an aftermarket .80. Your stock 4th is a .85 ratio (as were all American Vanagons gas or diesel) You wouldn't want to move 4th too 'far' away from your stock 3rd as you could get a good sized gap between them torque-wise. The high quality gear sets that I use run about $275 per but you have to completely disassemble the gearbox to swap them out! Since your diesel is now about 16 years old I wouldn't simply swap a gear set but go ahead with a rebuild. Why spend the money now to do this labor and then again in the near future to replace worn parts? Asides from changing 4th and maybe 3rd, the only other way to change your final drive would be to swap ring and pinion sets. But thats even more costly! -Todd Hill VolksWerks Transaxles Olympia, WA |
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