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Re: [T3] FI Automatic Fastback Stalls in Drive at Stoplights


On Sat, 2006-09-30 at 15:50 +0200, Jens Vagelpohl wrote:
> On 30 Sep 2006, at 16:18, russw wrote:
> > In another forum, we have been discussing this also for the manual
> > trans. All of my earlier "Without Guesswork" books show the T-3 auto
> > differential ratio as 3.67:1 and the T-4 as a 3.91:1 ratio.


> Wouldn't you think that must be wrong? Unless I've got it all mixed  
> up, the 3.67:1 diff will require more torque for the same number of  
> wheel revolutions than 3.91:1, right?

But the T-4 was a lot heavier car.
> 

> That's pretty sad when you can't even trust the factory-supplied  
> literature anymore :(

Yes, now the "Without Guesswork" books are not the final argument
resolver.

-- 
russw <russw@classicvw.org>

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