Re: 4 KQ gearing

["Paul A. Hausman" <paul@lion.com>]

At 12:45 PM 2/19/98 -0700, Bruce Bell wrote:
>One of my favorite threads; but, we never seem to be able
>to figure out what Audi did with any predictability.  It
>was either Todd Candey or Chris Semple who took apart an 86
>or 87 and found a  gear tooth count that indicated a 4.11:1
>ratio. Of course I have an '87 I purchased new that has, I
>can assure you, the 3.89 gears.

Just one more data point for the pack.  My 86 4KQ's both have
had shorter gearing (I guess the 4.11).  My 81 5+5 had tall gearing.  
I always just assumed that the 5+5, as a limited production model,
was given euro gearing, taller gears being more appropriate for those 
with access to the autobahn.  I actually would have preferred the
5+5 gears--A lot quieter and easier on highway driving.
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Paul A. Hausman                <paul@lion.com>
Lion Technology Inc., Lafayette, NJ, 07848 USA