That's kind of interesting actually. The fifth gear could stand to
be taller. If it can be done without a tranny drop it shouldn't be
too pricey.
Much as I like the 5 cyl/5 speed combo, I've personally always
thought that 4th and 5th are a bit too close, and 5th was not tall
enough considering how the engine spins up at 75 mph or so. The fact
that it will pull hills in 5th is another clue for me.
Pete
Changing the 5th gear will drop the RPMs and increase the fuel
mileage. We
have done it many times on the Rabbits and Jetta A1 and A2. With
the 4K and 9A
trans you put in the diesel 5th gear and it's a major drop in RPMs.
Mike had
done it and was sucessful at it and gave the specs he got from it.
So it will
help. I didn't save his results but, I recall a nice drop and
increase in MPG.
The 5th gear can be changed without major surgery. You can get to
the 5th gear
without removing the trans. If you look in your Bentley it will
give you the
run down on replacing the 5th gear. It may even give you the gear
ratios of the
manual transmissions.
Ronnie Pugh
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