Custom Tranny Gears

[David]

Any clue whether gears from an early CGT tranie (093?) will fit in the 092 tranie on my 87.5 CGT?

Dave

>
> From: "passat TS" <passat_ts at hotmail.com>
> Date: 2003/08/19 Tue PM 03:37:21 EDT
> To: duandcc_forums at cox.net,  audi at humanspeakers.com
> CC: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Re: Custom Tranny Gears
>
>
> You are right on your assumption, but remember that now you have a bigger
> gap between 4th and 5th.
> I did not calculate it, but it might bring the rpm too low when you move to
> 5th and too high when you are reducing from 5th to 4th. This could make a
> not so ineresting cruise.
>
> It took a lot of research to make up my mind on how should I build my
> modified transmission.
>
> However, it's possible.
>
> Carlos.
>
> >From: David <duandcc_forums at cox.net>
> >To: "passat TS" <passat_ts at hotmail.com>,audi at humanspeakers.com
> >CC: quattro at audifans.com
> >Subject: Re: Re: Custom Tranny Gears
> >Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 15:24:50 -0400
> >
> >By my calculations, if I use the 0.640 5th gear of the early CGTs in place
> >of the stock 0.537 5th, it should lower my RPMs in 5th by about 16%. Right?
> >So @ 70 mph when I now turn around 3,000 RPM (just a guess, I can't
> >remember)I would be turning only 2,520 RPMs, right? Any clue what this
> >would do to my highway mileage? I know it will at least make for a quieter
> >highway ride... Thoughts on this mod?
> >
> >Dave
> >1987.5 CGT 2.3
> >SE Virginia
> >
> > >
> > > From: "passat TS" <passat_ts at hotmail.com>
> > > Date: 2003/08/19 Tue PM 03:10:29 EDT
> > > To: audi at humanspeakers.com,  duandcc_forums at cox.net
> > > CC: quattro at audifans.com
> > > Subject: Re: Custom Tranny Gears
> > >
> > >
> > > You can use the 5th Huw suggested in your transmission or a different
> >one.
> > >
> > > The ABV has a 5th 25/39 ratio while the QF has a 22/41 (Huw suggestion)
> >or
> > > you can use a intermediate 2M with 24/40
> > >
> > > Later,
> > >
> > > Carlos.
> > >
> > > >From: Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com>
> > > >Reply-To: audi at humanspeakers.com
> > > >To: David <duandcc_forums at cox.net>
> > > >CC: quattro at audifans.com
> > > >Subject: Re: Custom Tranny Gears
> > > >Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:36:47 -0400
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >David wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>On this same line, are there any compatable 5th gears I could swap
> > > >>into my CGT that would lower my RPM while cruising on the highway?
> > > >>I'm not worried about loosing acceleration in 5th as I only use 5th
> > > >>for real highway crusing and would just downshift to 4th...
> > > >
> > > >The gears are higher in the early (pre-1984) coupe trannies, but it's
> > > >partly a function of final drive ratio, too.
> > > >
> > > >final drive, 4.45 vs. 4.90
> > > >
> > > >fifth 0.537 vs. 0.640
> > > >
> > > >(later tranny numbers last)
> > > >
> > > >--
> > > >Huw Powell
> > > >
> > > >http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi
> > > >
> > > >http://www.humanthoughts.org/
> > > >
> > >
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