How plentiful are Golf/Jetta synchros?

[Rave Racer]

    I'm a little surprised this hasn't already been answered, so I'll do it.
The Passat was introduced in North America in 90 on the B3 frame with the
2.0 16V engine (code 9A), although I believe not here in Canada until 91.
This was also the first year for this engine in the GTi, GLi, and GTX.  My
88 GTX was the 1.8L.  According to my source the Quantum was discontinued
after the 88 season, the final motor being the 2.3L 5cyl (code KX).  The
1.8L (JN) was discontinued in the Quantum in 85.  There were other motors
available throughout the years, but those are the last years for those sizes
motors in that car.

    Source:  Sport Compact Car  July 1998
        "VW guide to engine swaps"

       Rave Racer
'89 Jetta 1.8L 16V GTX
 http://www.vwot.org/members/Pete.html
'87 Audi 4000 Quattro Sedan
 http://www.audifans.com/registry/view.php?action=viewCar&carid=110
'72 Triumph GT6
 http://motorcities.com/contents/01I3H011116682.html
'83 Toyota Tercel (yoda)     Possible future Sandrail donor...  Maybe
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Roth <broth at sanjuan.edu>
To: Brian Roth <broth at sanjuan.edu>; 'Chris Dyer' <chrisdyer at hotmail.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 3:42 PM
Subject: RE: How plentiful are Golf/Jetta synchros?


I think you're right. They must have changed the name from Quantum to Passat
at some point (at least in the U.S.)

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> From: Chris Dyer
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 12:28 PM
> To: broth at sanjuan.edu
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: How plentiful are Golf/Jetta synchros?
>
> Not very plentiful; not a big seller for VW, even in the northern states.
> It
> was actally a fraternal twin to the audi 4/5000q w/5cyl (2.2L I think?)
> w/5spd. OOPS, and they were called Quantums in US, Passat in Europe
> methinks.
>
> check it:
>
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/3233/syncronized.html
>
> If you find one in good shape, it could be a fun car--I've always liked
> them. There's also some qq-heads (that's quantum quattro!) that have
> turbo-ized their quantums.
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