> not sure what they mean though....the mention ring
and pinions of 4.11,
> 4.56, and 4.86 ...
> 4.11 would be pretty high so that sounds good.
> Then they say 'final drive ratio' from 2.60 to 8.80.
> Not sure what to make of that.

From the look of it, they appear to have shoehorned
some sort of additional
gearing in between the transmission unit and the R&P.
That, combined with
the choice of R&P ratios, and you can pretty much
choose any RPM range you
want--- so long as you're happy with the relative
ratios between 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd  dictated by the 090 auto transmission unit.
Also, it seems to me
that it's an "auto manual" setup. The shift governor
for the 090
transmission is usually on the final drive section,
and since they have such
a wide range of output ratios I bet they didn't
develop one for their
system.... and now that I look at the picture, I
notice it says "full manual
valve body" on the transmission. So yeah, it's
actually a "semi-automatic"
transmission system! Kinda like the old auto-stick in
some beetles, only
it's a simplified auto rather than a manual with a
torque converter...

John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"

Hi John! Thanks for your expertise! When I saw that
picture:

http://www.transaxleengineering.com/automatic_trans.html

I did not know what to think of it really. With your
explanation, it really sounds great! And I think it
would be a perfect match for a TDI. But I guess it
might cost way much more than I am willing to. Did you
see the prices of some of their trannys? Gulp!

Like I said in another message, I sent them an email
and it came back as there was no email address, I'll
gonna call on monday...

Pedro