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Re: 4KQ gearing

To: glen powell <gpowell@acacianet.com>
Subject: Re: 4KQ gearing
From: Jim Griffin <JGriff@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 09:54:39 -0500
CC: "'Brendan'" <bman@shentel.net>, "MHLIGGINS@aol.com" <MHLIGGINS@aol.com>, "MSV96@aol.com" <MSV96@aol.com>, "quattro@coimbra.ans.net" <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>, Jim Griffin <JGriff@pobox.com>
References: <01BD3D07.B3398A80@gpowell.acacianet.com>
Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net

glen powell wrote:

> 84 4KQs have ~4.11 gears, 85-87 4KQs have ~3.90 gears - big difference!
> The lower gears and lighter weight of the 84s Vs the 85-87s make the
> 84s the hot setup for competition use but more noisy on the street.
> Where the 84 is at 4000 RPM the 85-87s are at about 3500 RPM at
> the same speed, about 80 MPH if I remember correctly. Many ur-q
> Pro-Rally guys seek out and install 84 4KQs trans and diff units for
> the lower gears, top-end is not so important Vs acceleration.

Well, that confirms it...  my '87 QSW has the 4:11 gears, according to your post... since my car
turns 4000 rpm at 80 mph!!

Yeehaw!!

Hmmm... maybe I should make my wagon into a Pro-Rally monster!!?? :-)

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