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• Re: OK, Swepco gear oil..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:27:23 -0700
  ...I figure if it works in a Porsche it should be ok in the vanagon.. I see now that it has an "80/90...
• Re: OK, Swepco gear oil..
  Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:25:29 -0700
  MTL and MT-90 are not for use in transaxles or differentials with hypoid gears, which means not for use in VW transaxles. Redline...
• just in case you might know someone who is interested ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 11 Aug 94 12:48:02 CDT
  ...or maybe a diesel wants to convert to turbo-gasoline! :) close ratio 5-speed transaxle from '84 gti, code 2H, $300 wide ratio 4...
• Re: Will Porsche transaxle fit in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 16:33:52 EDT
  ...MSDS makes a kit to install a Porsche G-50 trans in a Vanagon along with a 3.2 Carrera engine or even a...
• Re: Limited slip options
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 6 Nov 2015 10:13:16 -0800
  ...AA Transaxle? German Transaxle? also Limited > slip options? > > So everyone loves the Peloquin Limited slip...That seems to > be the best > option, if price...
• Re: Flipped transaxles for HiPo Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Fri, 26 Mar 1999 12:33:59 -0800
  ...If you are looking for a performance transaxle then >you might consider the Porsche G50 5 spd. No info on it handy >but if...
• Alternative Rear Wheel Drive Transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:05:18 -0600
  ...What stronger alternative rear wheel drive transaxles exist which may be suitable for replacing Vanagon transaxles in repowering applications where the Vanagon 200 newton...
• Re: Alternative Rear Wheel Drive Transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 15:10:58 -0500
  There is always the ZF transaxle. I have a friend, in fact, that currently has one for sale for $3500. It was a spare...
• Re: V8 into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:08:33 -0800
  ...compartment of Marty's Chevy V8 powered Doublecab with a Porsche G50 transaxle. Last time I was in MSDS's shop was a couple...
• Re: limited slip on ice and snow
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:00:18 -0800
  ...Daryl of AA Transaxle (425) 788-4070 aatransaxle.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson@GORGE.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday...
• Re: Audi Tranny in Vanagon...how? was: Audi V-8 in a Vanagon...why not?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Bertschi
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 10:12:15 -0400
  ...the transaxle 180 degrees and flipping the ring and pinion >> >to the other side >> >is commonly done on many Porsche and VW transaxle for...
• Porsche 944 motor & transaxle for conversion
  Historical mailing list - Joe Ernest
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 01:01:57 EST
  I have a 1985 Porsche 944 on which I just spent over $1000 on new and upgraded water pump, belts, hoses, tensioners, seals etc...
• Re: Suburu/Golf or a transverse engine anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 02:49:06 EST
  ...have integral transaxle which is sized to engine, eliminating some vanagon transmission concerns. 3. would move weight nearly directly over rear wheels. >> Why I...
• Syncro Rumble Syncro Whine
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 23:11:08 -0700
  ...I then met the Volks cafe transaxle guy (he was working on a nice and meticulously maintained/restored porsche) and he has lots of...
• Re: Porsche trans -> wasser / South African 5-speeds
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 16:31:07 EST
  ...But, $1650 is about the cheapest I've seen brand spanking new 5-speeds going for in a long time. -Todd Hill VolksWerks Transaxles...
• Re: Oettenger 2.5L Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 28 Oct 2000 02:47:13 EDT
  ...With that kind of money, you'd be better off getting Porsche power and Porsche parts availability. Not to mention the cache' of having...
• Re: Thoughts on conversions (kinda LONG)
  Historical mailing list - *****************
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:25:40 -0500
  ...should be parts and service availability and lower cost (than a Porsche transaxle, anyway!) A bad point might be that the trans won't...
• Re: Westfalia and "Weekender" Differences?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 22:57:24 -0400
  ...Westfalia and "Weekender" Differences? <<snip>>>5) I'm a Porsche 914 owner and know the possibilities for V-8 Conversions for that car, what...
• Re: Corvair and Porsche 914 Engines (Was: Towing!!!)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 16 May 2001 13:44:47 -0400
  ...I have seen V-8s run through these transaxles. They were made for Corvair trucks until '65. Then they beefed them up even more...
• Re: 5 speed transmission for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 2 Sep 2001 04:55:07 EDT
  ...Try listmember and tranny rebuilder Daryl @ AA transaxle. Sorry I don;t have his email handy. Hopefully he'll see this. Chris Weddle at...
• Re: Thoughts on conversions (kinda LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:20:38 -0700
  ...should be parts and service availability and lower cost (than a Porsche transaxle, anyway!) A bad point might be that the trans won't...
• Re: 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:36:20 -0800
  Porsche 901 (911/912/914) transaxles have the same shift pattern as the 5-speed Vanagon. For that matter, the shift pattern is fairly...
• Re: Limited slip options
  Historical mailing list - paul guard
  Fri, 6 Nov 2015 17:48:10 +0000
  ...AA Transaxle? German Transaxle? also Limited slip options? So everyone loves the Peloquin Limited slip...That seems to be the best option, if price...
• Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:33:02 -0500
  ...On Dec 29, 2007, at 1:09 PM, pedro dos santos wrote: > Hi Scott > > when I sent a message yesterday to transaxle > engineering, minutes...
• Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:26:40 -0800
  ...Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon? Hi Scott when I sent a message yesterday to transaxle engineering, minutes later I received a message...
• Re: Corvair and Porsche 914 Engines (Was: Towing!!!)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 16 May 2001 12:51:33 -0500
  ...Corvair and Porsche 914 Engines (Was: Towing!!!) The beauty of the Corvair conversion (at least in the buses) was that you used the entire...
• Re: Quite good short tech articles
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 5 Mar 2013 18:57:08 -0800
  ...It was great meeting you last week here in little ol' Bend, Oregon, at German Transaxle, and enjoying a cup of tea with you...
• need '76 or later bellhousing
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 14:36:53 -0600 (CST)
  ...KEP sells adapter kits/flywheels to match the Porsche 6 to a bus's transaxle. Any bus, that is, except those with 215mm flywheels...
• my poor vanagon.. and other news thats fit to print
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 22:48:24 -0500
  ...lime rock park, i've come to respect the v-dub/porsche transaxle(even when we go through them faster than water through a...
• Automatic Trans Axles for 5 speed? (right side)
  Historical mailing list - Otmar
  Mon, 4 Jul 2005 01:25:41 -0700
  ...Diesel starters do Not fit Porsche transaxles. Shucks. It does look like AT starters may fit. Thanks! (I'm taking pictures and do hope...
• Re: Tiptronic
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 14:15:45 -0400
  ...van transaxle. They also have limited slip and much taller gearing. I have talked to a few shops that part out Porsches and know...
• limited slip on ice and snow
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 19:29:49 -0800
  ...Do NOT try that in a Porsche rear engine or a VW rear engine...Once the rear end of one of those gets moving...
• Re: GL-4 vs GL-5
  Historical mailing list - paul guard
  Tue, 5 Jan 2016 21:00:44 +0000
  ...As a point of reference, modern Porsche 911s (post '86) have moly coated brass synchro rings of EXACTLY the same makeup as VW, and...
• Re: New IRS Axles vs 108mm Porsche CVs
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 23:10:33 -0500
  ...say, I have never broken an axle. > (3.4liter chevy v-6 with stock tranny/axles/cvs/hubs) > > I definately broke more transaxles >:D
• Re: Porsche in a van
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:25:22 -0700
  ...I think how long a transmission or transaxle lasts is 90 % how it's driven and what gear oil is in it, and how...
• Re: Corvair and Porsche 914 Engines (Was: Towing!!!)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 17 May 2001 23:17:52 +1200
  ...I have seen V-8s run through these >transaxles. They were made for Corvair trucks until '65. Then they beefed >them up even more...
• Re: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:06:49 -0700
  ...It's fit a Subaru transaxle with a reversed ring and pinion ... not cheap .. I have not driven one...but there are some in...
• Re: six cylinder vanagons
  Historical mailing list - John S. Cronin
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 09:01:36 -0400
  ...Porsche was/is my favorite marque, and I believe I read somewhere that the bay window and Vanagon Porsche six cylinder conversions done by...
• Re: Will Porsche transaxle fit in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 13:46:21 -0700
  i've heard this being done on the type1 VW's, so i'm sure time and money anything is possible, next question what...
• Re: Flywheel and orientation...
  Historical mailing list - pederparizek
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14:47:28 -0500
  ...Conversely, in the Porsche 914, where the engine is > mid-mounted ahead of the transaxle, the front of the engine is the fan > shroud...
• Re: The (fill in blank) are after us!
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Sun, 21 Feb 1999 16:40:17 EST
  ...that they would go after the parents that named their daughters Porsche or Mercedes..........or would that also be considered a 'domain' as well...
• Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:38:14 -0800
  ...On Dec 29, 2007, at 1:09 PM, pedro dos santos wrote: > Hi Scott > > when I sent a message yesterday to transaxle > engineering, minutes...
• Re: Drive Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:48:37 -0400
  ...Thanks Jonce On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:26:16 -0700, Keith Hughes wrote: >Just had a leak start from one of the transaxle...
• Flywheel and orientation...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 19:26:58 -0700
  ...Conversely, in the Porsche 914, where the engine is mid-mounted ahead of the transaxle, the front of the engine is the fan shroud...
• Re: SVX Conversion List?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 6 May 2006 09:28:15 -0700
  ...I'd probably be booted >within the first week by asking about porsche transaxles anyways. :D > >j/k j/k > >but seriously... is there...
• Fw: Syncro transmission rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Dick Taylor
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 17:18:13 -0800
  >I have had two standard transmissions done by AA Transaxle over the >years. I have over 100k on the second (in my '84 Westy...
• Re: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:12:05 -0500
  ...It's fit a Subaru transaxle with a reversed ring > and pinion ... > not cheap .. > I have not driven one...but there are some in...
• Re: Winter Gear Lube ?
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 19:28:44 -0800
  ...Lubrication Engineers is Paul Guards favorite and I like Swepco after seeing many 944 and 911 Porsche's get beat on the track and...
• Re: what about any 4 speed automatics?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 08:42:38 -0400
  ...Both are longitudinal transaxles, and both come from VAG. The cases probably differ, but I'll bet the guts are the same. If a...
• Re: Transaxle Drain Plug Detritus
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 12:32:15 -0700
  ...but lots more than I'm used to seeing from other transaxles (e.g. Porsche). Any comments appreciated... Ed Mellinger Monterey CA '84 plain...
• Re: Seattle newspaper ad for Vanagon service
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:13:27 -0700
  ...Good guys who really like VW's and old Porsches..An eclectic shop that seems to be getting better as it ages..kind of...
• Re: new driveshafts for raised vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 21:10:16 -0700
  ...engine in the rear, like our vanagons have. ( porsche 911 is one of the few transaxles with the same layout as our vans use...
• Re: Short shift for 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:27:02 -0700
  ...There are a few vanagons with Porsche 911 transaxles installed. I have never seen or driven one personally, and don't know if they...
• Re: GL-4 vs GL-5 Some more good reading!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Jan 2016 21:11:51 -0500
  ...You'd be hard pressed to even find any bare brass pieces in a factory-built Vanagon transaxle, as our synchro rings are moly...
• Re: '85 Westy Shifting Problems
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 08:22:59 -0700
  ...A gallon or so costs ~35USD at your local Porsche dealer. Check with Transaxle Engineering (818) 998-2739 for more application details. VORRA swears...
• Yet more on the Corvair engines...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 May 96 12:24 CDT
  ...Austin Silvester <austins@ix13.ix.netcom.com> >I installed a 110 hp corvair *and* transaxle in a '70 bus back in '76 so I...
• Re: Porsche 944 motor & transaxle for conversion
  Historical mailing list - tim vb-o'brien
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 23:09:58 -0800
  ...tim Joe Ernest wrote: > > I have a 1985 Porsche 944 on which I just spent over $1000 on new and > upgraded water pump, belts...
• Re: OK, Swepco gear oil..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:11:32 -0700
  ...OK, Swepco gear oil.. > MTL and MT-90 are not for use in transaxles or differentials with hypoid > gears, which means not for use...
• Re: Transmission Question
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 10:14:14 EST
  ...Once the transaxle is out, the input shaft is not supported by the clutch system. This gives the impression that the shaft is rather...
• Re: Back to flipping trans on their backs
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 26 Mar 1999 11:20:52 -0700
  Blue Eyes wrote: > > Does anyone know if a Porsche 930 turbo trans could fit in a Vanagon? They > were 2 WD, had limited slip...