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Re: Gearbox tech, cable transmission into Scirocco
Ok, you guys have me thinking. What do I have in my 2000 Golf TDI? Is it
a cable shifted 02A? Cause the shifting in this car is damn perfect in my
opinion.
Eric
80 Rocco (Daily Driver)(!!!FOR SALE!!!)
81 Rocco S (2.0 16v swap and restore in progress)
00 Golf GL TDI (Shiny and new, will make a good winter beater :-) )
"For Aquarians, the physics of loopholes is a perfectly valid science."
-Kelli Fox
On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, Mike VanAmburgh wrote:
> I agree with Kevin on this one. I'm also on my second O2A car (95 GTI
> VR6, 97 Jetta GLX) and the shifting sucks. I'd be worried about the O2A
> fragging into a million pieces too...
>
> -Mike
>
> Kevin Collins wrote:
> >
> > Roland Johansson wrote:
> >
> > > I'm going to replace my gearbox with a cable transmission 02A because my
> > > 020 is breaking in pieces of too much torque.
> >
> > Ugh. I'm on my second cable-shifted VW ('97 GTI VR6, '99 GTI GLX) and I
> > absolutely HATE the VW cable shifters, to the point that I'd rather drive
> > an automatic. I'm even considering dumping the GTI right now, and the
> > shifter is one of THE main reasons. They're just awful. They have
> > gotten steadily better over the years, and the 2000 models are actually
> > quite improved, but through '99 for sure, they're HORRIBLE.
> >
> > I'd try to figure out how to beef up the 020 before even remotely
> > considering going to a cable shifter. Oh yeah, the 02A tranny is a pile
> > of junk anyways!! :0
> >
> > --
> > Kevin Collins
> > '86.5 Scirocco 16V 2.0
> > '99 GTI GLX
> > http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Factory/1780
> >
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