5spd tranny geared wierd ('84 )

[Scirocco-Al" <scirocco-Al@insight.rr.com (Scirocco-Al)]

I agree.  I had a 85 with a 9A that I was driving 50 miles a day to and from
work.  Traffic around the outer belt of Columbus will move around 75/80 on a
dry day.  4000 rpm for extended periods gets annoying.  Plus at that speed
the car would only get around 26 mpg.  Before I found out we were going to
have another child I was going to put a diesel 5th in to bring the revs
down.

Since my wife and I decided I should start picking the kid(s) up at daycare
I sold it and bought a 240 Volvo.  It's turning around 2800 RPM on the
freeway.  I don't know how fast I'm going though, as I wired up the dash
wrong when doing some work on it and now the speedo only goes to 30 and then
stops.

I do miss driving the 85, but no way was I going to get 2 kids in and out of
it everyday.

Alan
FSP 17 - 84 scirocco


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan-the-man" <danws69@earthlink.net>
To: "'Curtis Schofield'" <schofiel@telusplanet.net>;
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 8:54 PM
Subject: RE: 5spd tranny geared wierd ('84 )


> you've got a wide tranny, I personally LOVE my FF and would only trade it
for a quaife-fitted AGB
> WITH the tall 5th gear. I do a LOT of interstate driving and back road
driving at speeds in excess
> of 85mph...a shorter tranny would have me screaming all over the place.
>
> (and before anyone flames me about my speed, I know these roads like the
back of my hand AND they're
> relatively unpopulated. Deer are the only things I have to watch out for.)
>
> Dan
> Tam-pa, FL
> '81 Rabbit Sportruck
> '87 16v Scirocco
> '00 Jetta
> http://home.earthlink.net/~danws69/index.html
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Curtis Schofield
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 22:03
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: RE: 5spd tranny geared wierd ('84 )
>
>
> >
> >
> >> well your 84 has what tranny code on it.?
> >> But it sounds about right for a 9a.
> >> JH engine is solid lifters
> >>>
> >
> > The number on the bellhousing is
> >
> > FN 12036X
> >
> > According to the scirocco.org the FN
> > is from 80-81ish.. so a mk1.
> >
> > I guess the PO must have replaced the
> > transmission at some point.
> >
> > grumble..
> >
> > .. how much do you think it would cost
> > to get the tranny replaced with say
> > a 16v 5spd.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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