1200 rpm jump between 2nd and 3rd though :O How did non turbo 1.6's ever handle this transmission?
Also back to the 1 tire fryer thing.. I swear there is slightly more force keeping both wheels spinning in the later transmissions??
theres conical washers and springs holding the axles centered in the 3rd member.. the 80% kits just shim the springs against the washers really hard, making it almost impossible to turn 1 axle at a time..
the later trannies all had this, but also had the weak rivets, and weak reverse gears. 4A has the conical washers. i believe its the only 4 spd that got them.
THERE IS NO ACTUAL LSD DEVICE IN A VW TRANS UNLESS YOU PUT IT THERE!!
and Jeremy, theres no way your going to be making 150 Ft Lbs @ 1900 without using a TDI w/ a VNT on it.. an IDI just wont do it. you gotta rev an IDI up to make torque and power..
i think you should just try an ACN trans. or are you trying to avoid the 3.67 gears? i actually prefer the 3.67 gears over the 3.94s..
a different trans made my car COME ALIVE once i did the swap. 4th gear was too tall for hills, even when you were building 15 psi..
the GC trans was even better in my opinion, because you could use any gear, on any hill.. it just always seemed like it needed another gear.. (the GC trans is just an F series trans, without 5th gear..)
anyways, there are LOTS of ACN trannies around, and most of them had an easy life, living behind a low power GX 1.8L engine.. the ACN came in 85-88 base model golfs and jettas.. i love my ACN trans. it doesnt have a .71 5th, but it has a .75 5th, and 3.67 final drive.
i believe the difference between .71 & 3.94 was like 100rpms difference over the .75 & 3.67 gears IIRC?