manuals RULE,
my uncle has an 85 gl auto with a conpletely new tranny, but the darned
thing won't accelerate worth a lick.

when the 1.9 was still in my van, an 84 stick, i could beat him in any
arena, including braking(even when he downshifted into low to get
compression braking)

the thing is though, that all tranny's are different.
even if the engine is the same, the transmission might not be adjusted
correctly, which could either get you excellent off the line acceleration,
or a 15min. crawl to 55mph(speed limit in MD which I obey at ALL times).

a question: did vw make 5-speed stick's for vanagons?

Sudhir H. Desai                         1984 VW Vanagon 3.4 liter Chevy V-6
cdes@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu            1996 Subaru Outback 2.2 liter flat-4
sudhir_desai@geocities.com              1997 Jeep Cherokee

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