3.94 R+P at .71 for 5th gear = ~2900rpm at 70 mph.  I ment a 5 digit figure
being at least 5K more than what you were thinking.

At 02:55 7/23/98 EDT, Modl6971@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 98-07-23 02:22:37 EDT, vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG writes:
>
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> Would I sell my PU?  Everything is forsale it just depends on how bad the
> buyer wants it.  There is 17,000 km on a total ground up rebuild.
> Suspension, bearings, axles are all new.  1984 Diesel Transmission for
> strength and 3.94 final drive. 2.0L engine with a Schrick 276 cam in a 85
> Scirocco head with a 86 GLI knock sensing ignition controlling it all.
> Interior is mint with 220km speedometer, no cracks in the dash or seats.
> The paint it fantastic - Dragon Green everything is painted including all
> the parts in the engine compartment.  0 to 60 mph times are at 6.0 seconds
> or slightly less when I have fat tires on there.  If your brother is
> interested in paying a 5 digit figure I don't mind talking... trade for a
> mint Syncro Westie would be seriously considered.
>  >>
>Hi David, with that final drive, what's the RPM at 70 MPH (120 KPH). My
>brother will be on the highway a lot. Will that be 5K canadian. Thanks,
>Michael Modl
> PS, a mint syncro westy is worth a lot more.
>
>

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