Re: type IV into Type III?

[JonesVWs@aol.com]

In a message dated 97-05-28 02:47:50 EDT, you write:

<< Subj:	Re: type IV into Type III?
 I once had this friend, lets call him Bob, who thought it would be really
 cool to have a porche 2.0 in his '68 fastback.  So he fabricated some
 brackets to hold it in, did some riggin' on the flywheel and poof...Bob had
 his 2.0. >>

Hooking a 914 2.0 to a 68 fastback tranny is like hooking a dragster motor to
a lawn tractor transmission....well maybe not this bad, but you will not get
what you pay for!

A taller tranny ratio will definitely help.

I am going with a later 3.88 R&P for my 2.0 swap (into my '67 square). I've
been here before when I hooked a 110 Corvair motor to a type 1 chassis. I had
an early tranny and I didn't even use 1st gear. That Corvair motor would
torque right out in second on a stand-still start. From experience, the
taller tranny makes it all worth the effort.

Mike