

| Subject: | Re: TDIs and Automatic -- Custom Gears? |
| From: | BenT Syncro |
| Date: | Thu, 13 Oct 2005 13:58:12 -0700 |
On 10/13/05, David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote: > > Short of getting the European 3.73 R+P and running slightly taller tires, > I > think you are out of luck for 70+ MPH all day driving and having a TDI. > What can I say, a 1970s design that we want to run 25% faster on a fuel > that > burns slower than gasoline - just not meant to be with the gearing we have > available to us. Perhaps it is time to start looking at a T4 ? No problem is insurmountable when enough money is throw at it. If enough people throw quarters in a pot, someone may come up with something better. Afterall, these 70's van were never expected to go over 120mph even with gas engines and some of us do. BenT
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