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Engine Specific Info and Questions => TDI Engine -General Info => Topic started by: xud9te on May 12, 2007, 05:53:08 am

Title: speed in gear
Post by: xud9te on May 12, 2007, 05:53:08 am

Do any of the TDI engined cars have gearboxes that allow 100km/h in second gear or is it always a change to third as well?

Title: speed in gear
Post by: LeeG on June 21, 2007, 10:36:09 pm

sure, you can go 100 in second, all you need is an engine that will spin to about 8000 rpm

My '97 TDI cruises in 5th gear: 2750 rpm = 120kmh

4000 rpm in 2nd will get you to about 70kmh

Title: speed in gear
Post by: ptit_lolo on June 22, 2007, 06:31:14 am

Not 8000 but 6000rpm. I saw a video of one taking 5500rpm very easily  8)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8649586095120237423
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8877585290414497849