5th Gear Conversion

[jason@scirocco.org (Jason)]

I have a stock tranny with a 0.75 5th (3.89/0.75) and I love it.  34mpg on 
a 2.0 16V and nice cruising.  It's a bit of a drop from 4th, but once you 
get used to it, it's great.  Quiets things down a lot.

Jason


At 12:03 PM 9/11/2002, Allyn wrote:
>     The rieger has an FN tranny (3.89/0.71) as opposed to the 4K (3.94/0.89).
>The rieger does fine in 5th on the highway (while getting 35 mpg on a 16v with
>shrick cams and tt race exhaust). The 0.71 5th in a 4K would yield 3.94/0.89,
>making the 0.71 not as steep of a gear in that tranny (as opposed to in an 
>FN).
>     I can pass decently in 5th if i'm already going fast enough (and close
>enough to the power band). Any slower than that, and well, thats what 4th is
>for.
>Al
>
>Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
>87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 180k, rocco #6)
>86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX ('it has begun', rocco #7)
>86.5 Occo 16v Trailer (dotting 'i's across the country, rocco #8)
>87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, original clutch,
>driveshafts, wheels :)
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Luis Flores Jr" <scirocco93210@yahoo.com>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 4:07 AM
>Subject: 5th Gear Conversion
>
>
> >   Who here has done a 5th gear conversion on their
> > trannies?  I have a 4k tranny and I'm sick of running
> > at 4000+ rpms on the interstate.  I usually cruise at
> > 80-90 mph for about an hour (lots of open stretches of
> > road in central california).  Are the gears from the
> > FN or FF too tall for a stock 16v?  I'm not really
> > looking for performance in 5th, that is what
> > downshifting is for.  Anyone have these parts laying
> > around?$?$
> >
> > Luis
> >
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