RE: Transmission mods?

["Duff, Ian" <iduff@charter.com>]

Sounds interesting. What gear ratio would that give (what is the current
one? I think it is 0.84:1), and what is the RPM jump? Would the RPM change
be similar to the 3-4 one? Would you need to rev the engine more in 4th to
avoid lugging in 5th than you do in 3rd to avoid lugging in 4th? Joltswagen
offered a higher 5th (like this) for GTIs when I had my '83, cause it revved
so high on the hiway.

BTW, no experience working inside the tranny other that vicariously in the
Bentley. Do the new individual gears fit inside the case (ie how do the
diameters and lengths compare)?

Ian Duff, New Bedford, MA
1990 Coupe Quattro

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>From: 	Michael Stricker[SMTP:stricker@ll.mit.edu]
>Sent: 	Friday, April 26, 1996 2:02 PM
>To: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject: 	Transmission mods?
>
>I've stumbled across some information from some old audi shop manuals I 
>have as they pertain to the quattro transmission.  Apparently there are a 
>few different 5th gear gear sets.  One of them is a 27:37 gear set.  
>Since I am still trying to determine the best/easiest/least costly method 
>of reducing the engine speed in my 1990 Quattro coupe, I thought that by 
>replacing the current gear set with this one, I'd achieve what I 
>want...2640 RPM at 60 MPH.
>
>Does anyone have any experience working on the quattro manual 
>transmissions at this level?
>
>Thanks in advance for your comments.
>
>Mike Stricker
>1990 Quattro Coupe
>1984 4000 Quattro <my new car>
>