[Vwdiesel] Throw away all those gears

[Sandy Cameron]

At 09:07 AM 06/08/04 -0400, you wrote:
>There is a 6 speed available for the TDI, according to my Bentley 
>manual.  Unfortunately, the final drive ratio is essentially the 
>same as the 5 speed.  So there's no advantage.
>
>In the Rabbit years, the 5 speed was also geared with nearly the
>same final ratio as the 4 speed.  On the open road there was little
>difference.  In suburban and some city situations, the 5 speed
>had an advantage from the economy standpoint.
>
>My guess is that we don't see economy overdrives because when run,
>owners would complain about the vehicle being slugish.  

The tranny from an A3 has a lower ratio in high gear than A2 tranny's. I
have one here I bought as a spare for my 94TD, but havent measured it. I
think it bolts to the A2 block ok. My 94 turns a few hundred less than the
87 AGS in high gear.

Sandy