[Vwpickups] RE:Swapping for 5spd

[Roger Brown]

J E Floyd wrote:
> I have an 80'Rabbit and a 5spd from a truck that I want to swap. I spoke
> with the mechanic that works on it and he said that I wouldn't gain much
> with the 5th gear. Is he right?  I want to be able to drive on the frwy at
> 70 to 75 mph and still get great fuel mileage. I read a post on another site
> "I use a gas tranny from an 02 Golf....an ACN has a TALL 5th gear.....slow
> from 45-65mph but beyond that is great for highway cruising with 185/80/r13
> tires gives great economy @ 70-75mph". What is my best option for cruising
> on the highway with great fuel economy? John

I run a modified FN transaxle (0.71 5th gear and 3.67 final) with 185-70R13 tires to get a 
pretty low cruising RPM:
	http://www.4crawler.com/VWpickup.shtml#Transmission
	http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/VW_020_transmission.shtml

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   Roger