Re: 65 max in SECOND????

["Al Powell" <APOWELL@agcom.tamu.edu>]

> We all know that the Audi's autobox has
> been under designed from 1985 to 1992. 

Ay - rackafratzin - men.

> Why Audi did not chnage it in 7 
> years is beyond my understanding. I guess in the late 80's they put out
> this warning so that the puny gearbox has lesser load.

Probably right.  Let's recall that CYA is not an art limited to the 
good ole' Yew Ess of Ay.

> I have no doubt that the engine can be taken to 6000 rpm with ease -
> it's the damn auto that can't support it (atleast not in second 
> gear. Third would not be a problem because of the lower torque). 

And that engine sounds SWEET at 6K.
 
> I envy you in that you've been able to take your Audi till 100mph in 
> second gear. I've only taken mine to a conservative 55mph keeping in
> mind the 65mph limit for my model. It might be more for the 200.

Well, based on the information you've provided, it won't be seeing 
redline in first or second often.  I'm just stubborn enough to keep 
it set up the way it is - but I guess I better not push it too hard.

What a PIS**R!!  It makes no sense at all to design a transmission 
which can't even keep up with the design limits of the engine.

Boy, this convinces me - I will NEVER buy another Audi with an 
automatic.  This thing is a real Achilles' heel.  I've seen the 
clutches in it (trust me...) and they're only flat circles about 10" 
in diameter but only about 3/8" wide with friction material on them.  
They don't LOOK like they'd generate enough friction to move a fat 
kid on a go-kart!!!!!!

So it looks like if we slushbox owners want to keep the trannies in 
these cars, we should back off the idea of performance mods, keep the 
rpm down on shifts, and be scrupulous about running synthetic ATF and 
maintaining the fluid levels in tranny and transaxle (the transaxle 
part applies to ALL Audis...).

I think I need cold beer....perhaps in quantity.



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