Mark,

Sorry, no alternative ring & pinions are available for the Vanagon
automatic.  Trust me, I've looked high and low, and even talked with a few
machine shops about building some (very, very expensive).

Cheers,

Jeff
www.vanagonparts.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Mark Magee
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 2:50 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect.

So that's 45 mph in 3rd gear on the automatic?
If so would a ring/pinion changeout make it do-able?
Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jeffrey Schwaia
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 2:19 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect.

Mark,

IMO: The TDI and the automatic tranny are not a good fit.  The TDI likes to
run around 2800 RPM, which is about 45mph using your automatic tranny.  We
refuse to do the TDI conversion for automatic Vanagons, and seriously push
for changing out the ring & pinion or at least 3rd and 4th gear when putting
a TDI into a manual transmissioned Vanagon.

Cheers,

Jeff
www.vanagonparts.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Mark Magee
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 6:09 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: FW: 90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect.

Volks,
I am considering using a Fast Forward kit and salvage later model TDI engine
to drop in my 90 Carat w/automatic.
Fast Forward shows on there site a similar conversion; late model Vanagon
automatic with 1.9TDI dropped in and the owner has reported 30-32MPG.
Anyone on the list done this: wasserboxer 2.1L w/auto to 1.9TDI?
If so what are your mpg figures city/hwy?
If this conversion gets anything above 25MPG overall w/current gas/diesel
prices the conversion pays itself off very rapidly against what I'm seeing
mpg-wise with the wasserboxer.

Mark B. Magee
Kemah TX USA
90 Carat 95K "Das Boot"
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