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• Re: 120 MPh, 99 Eurovan, Winnebago
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 20:10:56 -0400
  ...I was told by a good source that the reason the US never got a five speed gas transmission was because of the EPA...
• Re: Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 13:00:32 -0500
  ...Is there a way of changing out the gear box to a five speed? I hear that the 4 wheel drive transmission fits. Also...
• 2.1L Power-Up Grade
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 19:50:13 PST
  ...European Five speed transaxle, fully rebuilt with a .70 fifth gear (At 4K it will go about 97mph, I will not go that fast...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:26:05 -0700
  ...Fourth and fifth on all but your very steepest hills, >> that's what you get with a five speed. There is no pushing down...
• Re: six cylinder vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 10:17:42 -0400
  ...I don't need a turbo or >anything, just six air-cooled cylinders and at least a five speed >transmission. It would seem that...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:43:49 -0700
  ...Fourth and fifth on all but your very steepest hills, >> that's what you get with a five speed. There is no pushing down...
• ?'s about buying a newer westy
  Historical mailing list - kgordee Jones
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 18:59:29 MDT
  ...it's got a five speed tranny. i think it's a funky camper conversion, like not maybe a westy, but i'm not...
• Re: '81 Vanagon Diesel, small gears
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 06:02:24 -0700
  ...Does anyone know whether it is possible to change to a four speed gearbox with a higher ratio, or a five speed? What are...
• Re: .457 SA five speed tranny for an overdrive 5th gear
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 08:05:44 EDT
  <> Steve, go to www.2weddle.com Weddle Engineering can get them from SA. The ring and pinion gear is .457 NOT .483 as in...
• Re: Do not give up on the Wasserboxer just yet, the power is there....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Dec 1998 02:08:27 EST
  ...to tie in with the case breather >port. >-Racing clutch bolts >-Five speed Transmission .70 fifth gear > > >Hope to have it built soon, main...
• Re: six cylinder vanagons
  Historical mailing list - John S. Cronin
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 09:01:36 -0400
  ...I don't need a turbo or anything, just six air-cooled cylinders and at least a five speed transmission. By the way, I...
• Re: TDI transplant?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:11:04 -0800
  ...I've also just totalled my 98 Beetle with a TDI and five speed. Has anyone successfully transplanted one into the rear of a...
• Mercedes van plant in Tuscaloosa?/f
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 10 Apr 1995 17:51:18 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Versions sold in the United States will initially be equipped solely with five-speed automatics. Production at the brand-new assembly site near Tuscaloosa...
• Re: TDI transplant?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 19:15:10 +0000
  ...I've also just totalled my 98 Beetle with a TDI and five >>speed. Has anyone successfully transplanted one into the rear of a...
• Re: diesel westy prices?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:47:06 -0500
  ...I would like to know what a five speed turbo intercooled diesel westy is worth, just to know what I'm not getting by...
• Re: Diesel 5-speed transaxle upgrades-reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 12:43:18 EDT
  ...However, with a gasoline 1.8L or 2.0L in-line 4 conversion, the five speed would be a real improvement. Probably justify R...
• Eurobago
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Aug 1994 14:16:07 -0600
  ...Vanagon Westfalia) Mount points for a removable two-body center seat Five speed 12,000 btu propane fueled furnace (two ports between the rear...
• Short shift kit for sale
  Historical mailing list - Green Westy
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:18:15 -0500
  ...My latest idea is to install a euro five speed. I will offer the Berg shift kit for sale first and when the new...
• Re: Manual Tranny Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 7 Mar 2016 19:26:59 +0000
  I sent my five speed out for rebuild way back when. I made a great shipping box for it. The rebuilder discarded the box...
• new beetle
  Historical mailing list - JT
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 23:32:23 -0700
  ...I took the 2.0L five speed out for a spin, it was GREAT. Just like old times in my '63 beetle, but with...
• Re: weddle 5 speed tranny...What you get...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 21:36:43 EDT
  ...I sent it back after it was over they sent me back a new SA five speed gearbox at no additional costs. The gearing...
• 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 14 Feb 1999 13:42:13 PST
  ...I am using my stock four speed shifter but will switch to the five speed shifter because it will shift smoother. I just got...
• Re: 1.9L TD update,`82 D-Westy conversion!
  Historical mailing list - Russell T. Neyhart
  Sun, 20 Jul 1997 13:51:32 -0700
  ...That should be as sufficient as any, short of a five speed. > It > should be back about Wed or so. Lots to do. > > Bob...
• Re: What I'd like to see in a Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 15:50:32 -0800
  ...It got great mileage, even with the AC and it had a five speed. I suppose I could've gotten even better mileage if...
• Re: The writings of Gene Berg and ETC.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 12:26:47 EDT
  ...I also have a five speed SA .457 ring & pinion transmission. I am able to go up hills easily in fifth gear. I had...
• Rare Vanagon highroof camper for sale, Dehler Profi
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 00:44:09 -0700
  ...fold-out luggage rack on the rear section of the roof. FIVE-speed 094 tranny, carbureted waterboxer, runs and drives good, but cooling system...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:28:15 -0500
  ...Fourth and fifth on all but your very steepest hills, >>> that's what you get with a five speed. There is no pushing down...
• Re: 2006 VW Van
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 21:16:44 -0500
  ...The 2.5 TDI produces 80kW and 280Nm transmitted > to the rear wheels through a five-speed gearbox. This translates to top > speeds of...
• Re: TDD setback
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 21:33:58 -0500
  ...Some of that was due to the fact that the five speed transmission moved the motor back about 1 inch from the original mounting...
• Re: Clutch Judder - 83 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 22:45:09 +1300
  ...The gearbox >> is a (replacement) five speed turbo, the engine is a model JX 1.6 Diesel. >> Any ideas or suggestions greatly appreciated. >> >> Andrew...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 31 May 2001 10:41:06 EDT
  ...had bothered to READ, I have a South African .457 five FIVE Speed. I was stating the abilities of the engine to push the...
• Re: What is the worst design part in the Vanagon WAS-Re: OEM Pop Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:59:57 +1200
  ...needs a five speed (OD top gear) to get the rpms closer to 3000 at 70 >mph rather than 4000+. Stock 5-speed is...
• 5 speed tranny
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 20:11:04 PDT
  ...speed than my 4 for the same RPM? No, the stock five speed just adds a gear between the four speeds third and fourth...
• Re: cheap EV camper
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 8 Aug 2012 14:50:08 -0700
  ...a nice inexpensive base platform for a 2.5 TDI and five speed >> > manual swap. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Casey >> > >> >> >> -- >> Neil n >> >> 65 kb image Myford Ready For...
• Re: teenagers and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:42:03 -0400
  ...and vanagons do mix - my first car with 18 was a >> five >> speed vanagon. someone should have just instructed the poor guy before he...
• Re: 5 speed WBX transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Thu, 28 May 1998 07:36:59 +0200
  All the 2.6l Microbuses(Vanagons) here(in SA) are five speed. The shift pattern is as indicated below. I will look up in...
• Re: 5-spd (094) tranny? (early 80s v'gon)
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 21:28:59 -0800
  ...5-spd (094) tranny? (early 80s v'gon) > Hi..."Harold' is an 83 diesel with a five speed!!! He is also an ASI > conversion...
• Re: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:28:21 -0700
  ...from a 5-speed is like >>> telling... well, there is no real comparison here. Five speeds transforms >>> the 1.6 into another car. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>>
• First day on the list. First questions
  Historical mailing list - Dom
  Sun, 5 Sep 1999 04:31:43 +1000
  ...A more pressing problem is my five speed transmission jumping out of second. I am about to have it rebuilt for a rough (wait...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:57:08 -0500
  ...Fourth and fifth on all but your very steepest hills, > that's what you get with a five speed. There is no pushing down...
• Re: need a transmission
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:08:51 -0500
  ...094's are FIVE speeds. What your 91 Carat has is an 091/1. that's and incredible price for a 5 speed. Too...
• Re: 4-speed to 5-speed?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 19:46:29 +1200
  ...like an over drive? >Or does it drive like a regular five speed that >you`d find in any other car? >Thanks for the...
• Re: 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - Robert Downes
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:34:47 -0800
  ...The five speed is a dream to drive. This is an example of how one > uninformed opinion propagates into "fact." > > Jim > > > On Thu, Jan...
• Re: 1.9L TD update,`82 D-Westy conversion!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Sat, 19 Jul 1997 12:01:12 -0700
  ...That should be as sufficient as any, short of a five speed. >> It >> should be back about Wed or so. Lots to do. >> >> Bob...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:04:22 -0700
  The five speed shares the lock out with reverse . It is the same push over hard to get it in to 1st as reverse...
• Re: Mechanic had to pull transmission again, what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 14:29:17 -0700
  ...The worst time I ever had putting a tranny back into a car was a five-speed on a Rabbit diesel with the engine...
• Re: 133 mph WB?? BUNK!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 00:09:39 -0500
  A number of years ago I had a '79 Scirocco with a five speed. In order to break the 100mph barrier, I had to...
• Re: Manual Tranny Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 7 Mar 2016 14:45:30 -0500
  ...BZ On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > I sent my five speed out for...
• Re: FS: 86 w/ 5-speed, 8-(
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Oct 1996 11:26:08 -0800
  ...Does anybody know how many non-syncro five-speeds were made (as a ratio, maybe, among all vanagons, perhaps with automatics listed too)? What...
• Best motor modification to WBX???, Was:Re: What is the worst design part in the Vanagon WAS-Re: OEM Popseals Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - David Menche
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 01:22:24 -0700
  ...needs a five speed (OD top gear) to get the rpms closer to 3000 at 70 mph rather than 4000+. Weddle sells South African...
• Re: 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:21:07 -0800
  ...The five speed is a dream to drive. This is an example of how one > uninformed opinion propagates into "fact." > > Jim > > > On Thu, Jan...
• Re: new guy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 28 Aug 2016 20:06:34 +0000
  Forgot to mention it's the same setup your customer has, but it's a five speed. I think it gets to top end...
• Power...Power...Power... Can be found in the WBX...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 08:31:24 EDT
  ...Also, changing the tranny to a .457 ring and pinion five speed will better match the increased power or even changing fourth gear to...
• Re: Boogie Woogie Bus(was 32 mpg camper)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
  Sat, 15 Mar 2003 08:22:21 -0500
  ...No wonder they sink valves and burn pistons! A typo? Five speed trans? Or is it the Boogie-Woogie cloth? Has anyone heard of...
• Re: engine efficiency, I4s, subies, etc
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 17:59:22 -0800
  ...I seems that to match the TDI motor to the vanagon and to still go upwards of 70 mph I should consider a five...
• Re: How to strengthen your gearbox
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 22:27:58 EDT
  ...He said that "the modifications were done to all late model four and five speed trannys." He said that "it would possibly help only...
• Fw: Campers
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 13:11:33 -0800
  ...What models are available? What engines sizes? Are they both automatic and manual? Is there a choice of four and five speed in manual...
• Re: Zoltan is back
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 20 Oct 2013 15:20:44 -0500
  ...The turbo diesel high top camper with it’s five speed tranny has worked out fine. At one stage I had to give it...
• Re: Do not give up on the Wasserboxer just yet, the power is there...
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sun, 13 Dec 1998 01:58:14 -0500
  ...to tie in with the case breather >port. >-Racing clutch bolts >-Five speed Transmission .70 fifth gear > > >Hope to have it built soon, main...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:39:38 -0500
  ...Fourth and fifth on all but your very steepest hills, > >>> that's what you get with a five speed. There is no pushing down...