Re: 84 GTI 4k Tranny..WooHoo!

[VWMikeLVW@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/30/00 5:51:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
Jason87vw@nac.net writes:


> Well as the subject states, he is putting my 2.0 together today and he 
> slapped the clutch on the tranny, and to his amazement he found it was just 
> spinning away...He then looked up the codes and found out the it is an 8v 
> GTI 4k Tranny with 100mm flanges!!! What does this mean ? 


It means you have the closest ratio transmission VW has used in the 
watercooled cars. It has a 3.94 final drive instead of the 3.67 you should 
have had. Top end will be hurt, but it makes a big difference on the bottom 
end. I had one in my Scirocco 16v, and it kicked ass.

Mike
http://www.geocities.com/vwmikel
'84-Arkay Turbo Rabbit GTI
'84-Rabbit GTI - uh.....
'77-Rabbit - project
'80-Scirocco S - (um... to be:1.9L crossflow, turbo, 6 speed, widebody?)