020 ASF .75 and 3.67, need any taller then that for highway diesel?

[billybobf]

I would think it weird to go through the work for someone to have put the 3.67 into your agn but not put in a .71 at the same time

[Dakotakid]

Not really. This way he was able to determine if the trans and ratios met his needs and desires without going all the way out on a limb. Once you start messing with this stuff, it is a matter of personal preference.

The difference between the two 5th's is just about non-existent.

Themanski can install his 0.71 any time he wants with minimal work. Prudence is king. It will give his ol' lady something else to scream about!

[billybobf]

Id love to do the .71 swap, but not to worried about the R&P

[8v-of-fury]

I have figured it out.. My M-TDI just has too much torque under 2500rpms. With the ACN being the widest set of gears, I kid you not it feels like I am driving my old close ratio 1.7 gasser. The lighter 020 clutch assembly (nearly half the weight it seems) to that of the 02A definitely makes it spin up a lot faster. I can accelerate in 5th at 1400rpms it is retarded.

[theman53]

Told you.

[8v-of-fury]

Told you.

Blah BLah Blah./ lol

[theman53]

For me when you have it split and down to nothing that is the time to do the R&P. As Dakotakid said, I can swap one of my .71 anytime. And for the .04 difference I figured it wasn't worth it. Now having 40,000 miles on it I do think a higher 5th would be nice, but I would want something more like a .685...but they don't make it for 020. Maybe someday when I am bored I will or if the housing or gear gives it up.

[billybobf]

I think a .6 would be cool wonder how hard it would be to get a .6 custom cut for the 020, wonder if you could sell many of them... especially if they were hardened and cryo'd for long life. they would be good for even the lowest geared R&P, then for everyone else, the .71 might become more available? to those who need it?

[theman53]

Don't know. I have many amish that would cut them, and I have a woman I do side work for that has a cryo unit and would process them cheap for me...Get me the specs LOL.

[bbob203]

Don't know. I have many amish that would cut them, and I have a woman I do side work for that has a cryo unit and would process them cheap for me...Get me the specs LOL.

get it done!!

[billybobf]

that would be sweet.

lots of custom applications, it would make a nice fifth for a wide ratio cars looking for a nice OD ... or if you have a true work horse caddy, you could do close ratio and low R&P for loaded, 1-4 gears, and then a tall custom fifth for 2-4-5 shifting unloaded highway type driving.

one other cool option (for those who overthink as bad as I do) would be for an awd you could turn the transaxle and mount it to a reasonable geared pair of axles like dana44 with 3.07 gears and some 35" plus tires (would make cool trailered samurai vw project) using the ACN with a custom tall fifth

[bbob203]

idk how well this A V X(im swapping a k14 powered td motor) im gonna be running will do with weight but the A W Y kinda sucked i think actually it just sucks all around esp if you wanna go over 65 and want to be able to talk on he phone. debating on what to do. Transmission stuff confuses me to no end. I do pull weight quite a bit and plan on doing some heavy road tripping(literally and figuratively) in the next few years to.

[billybobf]

see and that AVX would be GREAT with a .5-.6 ish fifth gear, otherwise you might not like that 4.25 R&P much

[bbob203]

yea if i get ambitious enough for a 1200 dollar gearbox ill have brokevw work some magic on my tray. until then im gonna replace all the seals i can get to without cracking open the trans.

[Dakotakid]

I think VW went with the 4.25 in an attempt to absolutely minimize any lag in the KKK 14. The problem is, the boost fizzles out so early. It revs up and you abruptly hit a wall and you've just really started to move.

The choice may also have been to minimize emissions as well. At any rate it is annoying as hell unless you do the urban thing all the time.