Re: FN gear ratios

[thescirocco@juno.com]

On Mon, 29 May 2000 13:31:10 -0600 Mike VanAmburgh <vwvr6r@fiber.net>
writes:
> While underneath the car changing oil yesterday, I noticed the Rabbit
> has an FN code tranny.  Anyone know the gear ratios?  My speedo is 
> one of the Ralph Nader 85 mph ones.  With the speedo pegged and the
RPMs
> still climbing, it's annoying not knowing how fast I'm going.  Can
> anyone tell me how to figure out speeds with the given gear ratios 
> at a certain RPM?  
> 
> -Mike

The way I do it is: note your RPM at whatever speed it's pegged at, then
slow down in the same gear to half of that RPM, then double the speed,
and that's your actual speed.

1st 3.45
2nd 1.94
3rd 1.29
4th .91
5th .71
Final drive 3.89

Same as a late FF.

Peter
'79 Scirocco 16V project car
'84 Scirocco 2.0L
'83 GTI 
'80 Scirocco                                                             
     
'88 Scirocco 16V

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