RE: 5th gear conversion

["Fry, Larry" <LEF@chem-tronics.com>]

Or, more precisely, reduction in passing power in fifth gear.  :)

Larry  sandiego16V

-----Original Message-----
From: Mash [mailto:type53@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 2:09 PM
To: 16V Jason; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: 5th gear conversion


All 3 will reduce passing power.  All 3
> should (in theory) 
> improve gas mileage.

Minor point:

Reduction in passing power only at high speed. At
speeds where you can downshift to 4th or lower to
pass, it should remain the same.

:-) 




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