I think having more gears within roughly the same final drive helps
drive-ability. Coupling that with a slightly lower final drive helps
drop rpm on the low altitude flats. If one has a Vanistan or Gowesty
engine, one may be able to drop the final drive to 4.57:1 and still have
enough oomph to make it up hills in 4th. And for those with engine
conversions, dropping the final drive helps match the new engine power band.
I recently obtained a 5sp with a 4.83:1 final, and a Peloquin diff. I
will be using a basically stock wbx so I am expecting that hills will
still require lots of shifting but I should have improved flexibility
and great traction.
Jon
On 2/23/2015 2:54 PM, Marc Perdue wrote:
> If you went with a lower number for fifth, say the 0.70, would that
> give you better mileage in that top gear? What are the results you'd
> expect to see? Having a 5-speed with the 5th gear being the same as
> the 4th doesn't seem to make too much sense to me, but that probably
> has more to do with my not understanding transmission gearing at all.
>
> Thanks,
> Marc Perdue
>
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>> Cost is $1695.00 USD
>>
>> On 23-Feb-2015, at 16:06, Don Hanson wrote:
>>
>>> If they really do work and come at $ reasonable.... A very good mod for a 4/sp
>>>
>>> On Feb 23, 2015 11:56 AM, "Roy Nicholl" <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>>> It's not clear whether you retain the 4-spd linkage or if it needs to be changed. ... it would be nice to have a "unmarked" gear on the shift ;-)
>>>
>>> On 23-Feb-2015, at 15:44, Jeff Schwaia wrote:
>>>
>>>> Saw this today from Weddle:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://weddleindustries.com/products/new-products/new-vw-094-5-speed-kit
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Very interesting.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jeff