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General Information => General => Topic started by: cutlass on November 22, 2006, 12:41:24 pm
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Hi I have been lurking here for quite a while and would like to get my own turbo diesel Jetta. I would like to get an 86 or newer for the hydraulic head and was wondering what years where the manual transmissions with the taller gears offered as I do a 100Km commute to work every day mostly highway. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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This would make it so much easer to zero in on the years of cars with the more highway friendly gears. Are there some options to watch for in cars that had better highway gears?
Any response would be appreciated.
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Just stick your head under the car and look on the bellhousing for the tranny code.
Just because it's 86 doesn't gaurantee its hydrolic, it was a change over year so some are, some aren't. There is an extra oil port between cyl #1 and cyl#2 on the hydros.
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I understand about the hydrolic head starting in 1986 (chang over year) I would like to know what years would have the highway gears and why. For example why go for a 2 hour trip to look at a car and fined it has the rong transmission.
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Just ask the seller what the code is, if they aren't willing to look for you, they probably aren't going to be an honest seller and tell you everything, unless they aren't enthusiests... then it's differant
Check www.scirocco.org/gears it will give you a general idea but it is not 100% accurate. Tranny swaps are relativly easy if you really don't like the tranny
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Thanks for the replies BYM, I will do that.
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if you find a car that has a really good running motor, and the price is right, go for it regardless of transmission. transmissions with tall gears are pretty easy to come by if you look in the right places :)
a good running td motor and a good body are not easy to come by for cheap prices...
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Not to mention you can simply swap 5th gear with the tranny installed in the car still. It would only take an experienced shop 1-2 hours at most if you bring them the gears.
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I own a 92 Jetta with a 1.6 TD it's a hydraulic (much quieter engine than a non hydraulic head). I also do long commutes for work, at least 75kms one way. The tranny code on my car is a 7A, so at 120km/h the tach is reading 3000rpm. Pretty good gas mileage around 850kms per tank.
I hope this helps. Good luck with your search.
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Is 3000RPM at highway speeds excessive for these engines?
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I get 3000 rpm at 110kmph IIRC. I have a 4S tranny but I might have to look into this 7A or possibly build my own tranny. I think mine is on the fritz anyways
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at 60mph i am sitting at 2500, we have a dodge caravan at work that sits around 2k at 60mph, damn
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What tranny are you running Travis?
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my wrangler is like 1800 rpm at 60. but 3.07's suck
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damn i wish i had a 3.07, i have an ff. i'm planning on upgrading to something taller, that or just an fn so that i can i put an 80% peloquin kit in
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wonder if you went really tall on a 5th if you could make the car idle doing 60..giving enough pedal to keep it from stalling of course... hehhehe good way to snap something :)