Yes Sir I Do. GP would be even better.. only slightly though. While were on the topic.. what year transmissions are the best out of all the 020's? No matter on year.I know the pre-85 I think are the most robust.. and the post-85 are less robust but have a better something or other.. Mainly, what I am looking for is the transmissions of the 020's that AREN'T one wheel peelers when the drivers wheel slips a bit.
...BTW your Bieber avatar is awesome.-Malone
I had an 84 rabbit n/a with the 4 speed. Don't know which one it had, I am assuming the 4A. The gear that sucked for me wasn't 3rd to 4th it was 2nd to 3rd. Third to fourth is about the same as most 5 speeds 4 to 5, but the second gear is the one that you had to scream and if you were on a hill especially with the n/a power I had, after you shift to 3rd you might end up shifting into 2nd again. I remember clearly after doing the gov mod on it doing 70 in 3rd gear. It didn't seem like it needed something in between 2nd and 3rd, as that would have been too much, it just needed the 5 speed. On the highway that 3rd and 4th gear were the best gear I have had in a VW.
3.94 3.45 1.75 1.06 0.70 Jump from 3rd at 1.06 to 4th at .70 is only .36. It wasn't real good, but as long as you didn't short shift it up a hill you were at least ok. You had to get up to 55/60 then shift into 4th you couldn't pull 4th from 45mph and accelerate.The jump from 2nd to 3rd is 1.75 to 1.06 which is .69. That killed on the hills around here.In no way am I saying it is a good option, but I didn't think the tall gears were the issue it was the middle.
all 020's are 1 tire fryers..and the 4 speeds are the toughest.and 3.89/3.94 gears are soo close to the same its not funny. they use the same speedo drive gear.idk tho dude, your gonna need more power to make that trans work right, unless you already have decent power.i stand by what i said, driving a 4spd is like driving a wide ratio 5spd with a blown up 4th gear..so, if 4th isnt low enough, and you have to shift down, you shift to 3rd, and go for 4500rpms all the way up the hill..