Re: Six Speed stuff??

["Dale D. Baker" <flounder@umich.edu>]

On Fri, 13 Jun 1997, Shawn C. Meze wrote:





> At 11:26 PM 6/12/97 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >  All I have to say is I wish I had a taller 5th gear or even a 6th 
> gear
> >especially driving I90 when you can do about 75-80MPH.  =)
> >  Andre'
> 
> 
> OK, Andre'. You have an option. You can spend a few hundred on the 5th 
> gear conversion, or spend thousands ($1000 min.) on a 6 speed. Again, 
> you're refering to the cruizing 5th gear on the freeway aspect, right? 
> 
> Like I said before, I have the .71 5th gear. I cruize at 90 mph @ 3,500 
> rpms! No my GLi doesnt yet have the 5th gear conversion. (it will.) It 
> cruises at 80 @ 4,000 with the stock .89 5th gear. After the 
> conversion, it should have about the same, if not a little taller 5th 
> gear ratio than my Scirocco so when im on one of my many drives up to 
> Orange to fix Mikes Scirocco, I can get both good fuel economy AND a 
> little quieter drive. 


How difficult is it to install a .71 5th gear?  Where would i acquire one
of these? New? Salvage Yard?  Neighbors Yard (he has an 83 gti)?  :)
Thanks for info.  Shawn, you've been a great help.  thanks!  :)


> 
> Food for thought.
> 
> Shawn
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