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On 12 Feb 2002, at 20:02, Russ Wolfe wrote: > > How fast would 4200 RPM be in 2nd & 3rd gear? > > > My Without Guesswork book shows a 311/361 manual trans equals max speed > 84 mph @ 4220 rpm > 1st = 18mph @ 4000 rpm > 2nd = 34mph @ 4000 rpm > 3rd = 56mph @ 4000 rpm > 4th = 79mph 2 4000 rpm I've never had any trouble doing 45 in second and 65 in third (or 90+ in 4th) in any of the type 3s I've ever owned. I'm pretty sure that most of them would do over 100, but I've only done this with a couple of them. 45 in second and 65 in third is usually where I stop, because that's were the owner's manual suggests one should lay off. I also don't care for how the engine sounds above that RPM. I know my balanced engines should do much more but, well, I'd rather get 100,000+ miles out of them than be able to brag that they will turn 6000 RPM. BTW, the FI system really can't handle much more than 5k, so that's a nice built-in rev limiter. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe