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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!
>
>

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