

| Subject: | Re: gearing |
| From: | David Marshall |
| Date: | Thu, 13 May 1999 17:15:58 -0700 |
See http://www.volkswagen.org/tiresize.htm enjoy! At 16:16 13/05/1999 -0400, Scott Walker wrote: >Hello, > With all the recent talk of tall tires, I am interested in attempting to >determine what rpms my motor will be turning at a given speed. I know that >there is a formula that incorporates tire diameter as well as final drive >and other factors, I just can't find it. While my tranny (DZ) is not listed >on Helmut's page, I'm sure that the other diesel trannies are similar enough >for my usage, which is to determine whether or not I need to swap to an air >cooled gearbox for best usage of my I-4 conversion. Sorry to ramble. TIA, >Scott > >'82 FrankenWesty >'87 Jetta GLI >'81 Wabbit Convertible >'74 Thing > >and thanks to the screws in my knee I can't drive any of them right now! > > -- David Marshall - Vanagon List Admin - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet -- -- 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca -- -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) --
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