To solve some of the dispute, here is some specs for SA busses

2.5l 5 Cylinder 100kw @ 5000RPM 200NM @ 3500
Bore 82.5
Stroke 92.8
175 NM @ 2000 RPM
Fuel Injection K-Jetronic
Wheels 205/70 14
258 Solid disks on front
diff 4.833:1
1st 4.111
2nd 2.333
3rd 1.476
4th 1.023
5th 0.816
Reverse 3.667

2.6l 5 Cylinder
100kw @ 5200RPM
200NM @ 3000 RPM
190 NM @ 2000 RPM
Bore 82.5
Stroke 95.5
Fuel Injection Bosch Motronic  M1.5.4
Wheels changed to 205/65 15
277 Vented disks on front
diff 4.571:1
1st 4.111
2nd 2.333
3rd 1.476
4th 1.023
5th 0.816
Reverse 3.667

Cheers

Jimmy Sanby
'89 Syncro 15"
Cape Town
South Africa

>>> Helmut Zeidler <Helmut_Zeidler@NOTESMAIL.NOKIA.COM> 27/May/1998
09:06pm >>>
>There are true 'street' 5 spds avail from VW-South
>Africa, with Audi 5 cylinder bellhousings attached.
>These are the 105mph versions and need the 130HP to
>get there.  Indian Vic (list vendor) had some FS for
>$2200US a while back. Not very close in layout to
>Syncro 5spd, which is more a 4spd with low gear
>extension added to the box.  So no way will you ever
>get a 6spd Syncro :(  You would need to change the
>bell. + input shaft likely, and I'd wonder about the
>output drive/CV flanges also, better to find a turbo
>Audi 5000 or 200 engine and do a total swap of the
>drivetrain.
The SA tranny does nothing have to do with the top
speed. With the 5 cylinder swap to 136 hp I get the
105 mph with the old 2.0L aircooled tranny.

Check http://www.relitech.com/helmut/GEARBOX.HTM for
the German/US and the SA gearings.

The inputshaft of the SA tranny is like the standard
Vanagon, but the drive/CV flanges are of that make
you will find at the Syncros.

As the SA trannies are not that expensive (DM 2400.-
at Winkler, Germany) you may choose to swap the whole
drivetraing including the inner CVs.

Helmut
'80 Vanagaudi