Hi Kim

Thanks a lot for you explanations! Great! I have a
friend installing at this moment a 1.9TDI ALH from a
2001 jetta. He is working on the harness right now and
is waiting for me to come up with a "solution" for an
auto tranny upgrade.

So the 0.70 that you say is awhfully steep, might be a
good compromise for the TDI. That could be a good
option...

Pedro

--- Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:

> With a 4.86 R&P an 0.70 4th gear will give you less
> than 3000 rpms at
> 100km/h with stock wheel/tires up to 215/75R15
> wheel/tires.
>
> 4.86 R&P is (often) a stock size for 14" Syncro
> Vanagons.
>
> But an 0.70 is AWFULLY steep for any engine but the
> the 6 cylinders
> or maybe 1.9 TDI.
>
> An 0.77 4th gear might be just above 3000 rpms (I
> think it was around
> 3200) with stock or slightly larger tires.
>
> Again, though, you'd want an upgraded engine
> (Subaru, TDI) that has
> good torque at low RPMs. A stock (tired) WBX
> probably won't cut it.