Re: Can a 1.8 16V tranny withstand a 2.0 L

["dale witt" <dalewitt@express-news.net>]

I have linked the 16v tranny up with my 2.1 on my 82 and with my 2.0 on my
86, both these rocs are highly modified....have never had a tranny problem.
However, I do use the quaife diff on the 82.  Also, as Brett suggested,
upgrade the clutch as soon as you are able.  I run the Sachs race set up on
the 82 and Sachs Sport on the 86.

Dale Witt
86.5 2.0 16v Scirocco
82 2.1 16v Scirocco (Zender 400 w/NOS)
85 1.8 8v GTI

----- Original Message -----
From: Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>
To: <u1002712@warwick.net>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: Can a 1.8 16V tranny withstand a 2.0 L


> >I want to buy a new scirocco and it has a 2.0 conversion.. My questin
> >is...... Can a 1.8 16V tranny withstand a 2.0 L ?????? ( will I blow up
> >the tranny????
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Dan Kraus
>
>
> No, well, maybe...it depends. :)
>
> Any given engine can probably put quite a hurt on any given transaxle
> depending on how it's driven.  There's nothing inherently wrong with
> the '1.8L' transaxle bolted to a 2L engine...the factory did it also.
>
> The interesting transaxles from a Scirocco centric point of view are
> all based on a design designated the '020'.  It started out as a four
> speed in 1973-74, and a fifth gear was added in 1977 or so (in a
> Scirocco naturally, the Super Scircco I think, or was that a 78 model?)
> Anyway, the 020 units have been in every A1 (US Rabbit, Jetta, Caddy,
> & Cabriolet) and almost every A2 (Golf, Jetta, but not Corrado) from
> the factory.  Some 90-92 Golfs & Jettas came with 2L 16v engines stock,
> mated to an 020 transaxle.  However, they aren't all the same. Internal
> differences are (in no particular order):  mainshaft output diameter,
> 2nd-4th gear ratios (and sometimes 5th if you had one), final drive
> ratio, drive flange output diameter, susceptibility to self machining
> (one sentence sum up on that one!), and A2 case compatibility (holes for
> A2 mounting not in all final drive casings).  Miss anything anyone?
> Remember, color doesn't count. :)
>
> If I were you, I'd be more concerned about the clutch/pressure plate
> combo then the transaxle.  Run a good synthentic fluid (I highly
> recommned Redline MTL), and if it's not balking or crunching you're
> probably set for a long time of wild fun behind the wheel of 2L 16v
> Roc.
>
> So once again I channel the great Iain Mannix with a long winded
> reply to a simple question with way too much information.  I miss
> the old days sometimes... :)
>
> ==Brett
>
>  \/  '84 Scirocco (ITB racer 2B) | "Hot VW's, take two home. They're
small"
> \/\/ '88 Scirocco 16v (Show), '85 Scirocco (Winter) | - brett@netacc.net
>
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