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On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 07:52, big.al@bigblackdot.net wrote: > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: modded auto tranny? (was: mpg) > > From: Steven Ayres <comwest@att.net> > > Date: Tue, April 18, 2006 10:31 pm > > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > > > I get a reliable 30mpg because my transaxle is modified with longer > > gears. This isn't a cheap way to gain mileage, but it has other > > advantages as well. > > > ok, that brings me to another curiosity if the collective has tried yet. > > Steven: I take it that you've done the popular "freeway flyer" > conversion to your manual tranny? > > > So has anyone done a similar conversion to an automatic? > If so, anyone have any details on what was done, parts needed, etc? > > (I'm into the sleeper mods. ;D ) > sorry to say, the T-3 has about the tallest gear that was used in the automatic. T-3 = 3.67 final ratio T-4 = 3.91 fianl ratio And the T-2 automatic was even lower. Even the T-14 "freeway flyer" was only a 3.875. This is from a '72 "Without Guesswork" -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) '05 KIA Sorento SUV russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~