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Subject:Re: [Syncro] Feedback on gearing options, TDI converted vans
From:Karl Mullendore
Date:Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:09:55 -0500

I think the gear company is going to have to start making the 1.88
second gear/mainshaft set. The only ones available are used from
European trannies. Maybe a better choice for yours would've been a 1.14
third?

Kim Brennan wrote:
 > Yes, that's the 2nd gear I should have gotten (but was in a rush to
 > get my transmission back on the road.) With a stock 2nd, it's a long
 > way up to that 1.08 third (that we both have). I'll be interested in
 > hearing your opinions on your gearing as time goes on.

Kim Brennan wrote:
> Yes, that's the 2nd gear I should have gotten (but was in a rush to
> get my transmission back on the road.) With a stock 2nd, it's a long
> way up to that 1.08 third (that we both have). I'll be interested in
> hearing your opinions on your gearing as time goes on.
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> On Jan 19, 2008, at 7:45 PM, Karl Mullendore wrote:
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>> Anyway, this time around I replaced all bearings, added the South
>> African oiling plates, and upgraded the ratios once again, this time
>> to
>> 1.88 second, 1.08 third, and .70 fourth, staying with the 4.86 R&P.
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