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eric rowland
There will always be plenty of differing opinions on the board. I've read here for over 5 years and learned a lot before I decided on an upgrade both in engine size and make trans changes. The gearing in the VW trans is optimized for a VW waterboxer engine. If that's not what you intend to run, and presumably it's not if you're posting here, you'll have to work through a lot of posts and a little math to help you make a good guess as to the right direction for your van. Take the time to outline how you intend to use your newly robust vehicle. If you're solid there, you'll be able to sort through everyone's opinions and find the few that address your requirements. That's what I did. Everyone here is passionate but they can't know what you want from your Westy.
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--- On Tue, 4/17/12, Tom Dueck <glen_burnie@...> wrote:
From: Tom Dueck <glen_burnie@...> Subject: RE: [subaruvanagon] Regearing 3rd & 4th gear after conversion To: subaruvanagon@... Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 5:42 PM Thanks for your advice, it's much appreciated.? There seems to be a mixed consensus on this issue. Tom To: subaruvanagon@... From: eric_rowland1@... Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:05:42 -0700 Subject: Re: [subaruvanagon] Regearing 3rd & 4th gear after conversion ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? My '91 Westy/Syncro is running a 3.0 conversion w/16" rims and a higher 3rd/4th gear courtesy of Lucas Hofgard in Boulder. The higher 3rd works as intended and the gear spacing between 2nd/3rd is not an issue when driving in town. Even here in the Southern Rockies at 7000 feet with the higher 4th gear I can climb almost any hill at highway speeds and maintain 60/65 in 3rd on those occasions where I need to downshift. From my experience, I'd recommend both changes with a 6 cylinder engine but your 2.5 may have different requirements and your location may present a different set of issues. If your trans is in good shape you can leave it intact and add 16" rims to see if that gives you the upper range you're looking for on the highway. Then tackle the gearing at another time if the rim/tire choice doesn't give you everything you're looking for. --- On Tue, 4/17/12, surfervan91 <tomdueck@...> wrote: From: surfervan91 <tomdueck@...> Subject: [subaruvanagon] Regearing 3rd & 4th gear after conversion To: subaruvanagon@... Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 10:00 AM ? Hello everyone, I'm a newbie here with my first question. I'm about to sink a 2.5L SOHC Subaru into my '91 Westfalia. I've been reading about some people recommending that it's best to regear 3rd and 4th in my Westy tranny to accommodate the new engine. What are people's thoughts on the pros and cons or even the necessity of doing this? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ? ? ? ??? ? ? ? ? ?????? ???????? ?????? ??? ? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
