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well... having the freeway flyer trannie I can say that it still runs cool and I do enjoy the lower RPM's on the freeway when Im flyin! I forget the actual ratio though... Ive got it written down but its not aval right now.. Per? you still have it in your head? Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roush, Norman" <norman.roush@hp.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 5:03 PM Subject: [T3] Questions about gear and R&P ratios > In the near future I will be getting a rebuilt 4-sp trans to go with a 1679 engine in a daily driver. Would there be any benefit to changing the R&P to 3.88 or changing 3rd to something like 1.37? There would be a loss of torque but the stronger engine may make up for that. Would the lower RPMs at crusing seriously affect the cooling? I had thought about a 5-sp but they're too expensive for this budget. > > Thanks, > Norman > '68 Squareback > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >