We'll still have to talk Jeff to get the real story, but so far right now to
me it's looking like they sell more of a race application auto trans setup.

  They probably can do stock type vanagon automatic transmissions to specs
that would work for us, I'd think. 
   3,500 rpm at 70mph is a nice gear ratio to shoot for in top gear,
depending on what engine you have.  I forgot right now which engine you have
pedro.  Subaru I hope. Oh right ...tdi ?  
scott 

-----Original Message-----
From: pedro dos santos [mailto:pedrokrusher@yahoo.com] 
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 10:09 AM
To: Scott Daniel - Shazam; 'pedro dos santos'
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: RE: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon?

Hi Scott

when I sent a message yesterday to transaxle
engineering, minutes later I received a message saying
there was no mailbox... oh well. I'll gonna have to
call next monday I guess.

I am just not knowledgeable enough in the tranny
department to understand all these gearing numbers. If
someone can say that one of those gearings can obtain
less than 3000RPM at 100km/h that would really great!

And yes I do expect to pay in the 2k to 3k range to
have what I want (porsche auto tranny still tempting).

Pedro

--- Scott Daniel - Shazam  <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
wrote:

> Hey, all right, thanks for posting the link.
> The show a race winning 3 speed automatic transaxle.
>
http://www.transaxleengineering.com/automatic_trans.html
> 
> 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.
> Also, a nice racing transaxle like
> that.................well, some people's
> entire vanagon didn't cost them as much as one of
> these transaxles costs
> I'll bet. You are looking at something in the
> thousands.     At least $
> 2,500 , if not 3,500 is my guess, and more than
> that. 
> Maybe that can do something stock-based that's got
> the right gearing and not
> all that expensive. 
>  But we'd sure have the gearing we'd like with that
> box all right !
> Scott 
> www.turbovans.com