In Denver I ran some 4 and 5 speed 1.6NAs Rabbit Pickups and the 4spds got overall better fuel milage in town and I guess highway but no ones was driving a lot of hwy miles with those anyway except back in the day when speed limit was 55MPH
Quote from: SR Heer on September 01, 2012, 02:53:26 pmIn Denver I ran some 4 and 5 speed 1.6NAs Rabbit Pickups and the 4spds got overall better fuel milage in town and I guess highway but no ones was driving a lot of hwy miles with those anyway except back in the day when speed limit was 55MPHthe 4spd cars DID get better economy.. its no secret..there is one less shift.. get it to 4th gear and leave it there.no shifting out of 5th gear for hills, cause its not there!well, this is speaking of the GC code trannies..my 4A trans was WAY TOO LONG GEARED..it was like driving a 5spd with a blown up 4th gear!