 914 V8 Transmission options, Will VW bus or Vanagon work ??? |
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| OHWOWBill |
 Sep 16 2009, 10:25 PM
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I would like to run a VW trans for several reasons !!! Stonger and more gear options available cheaper than for the porsche !!! Has anyone done it and what box would be the best ??? Early vanagon w/6humps ???Flip the ring and pinion and put what ratios I want and have a stong 4 speed instead of a weak 3 speed ???
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Sep 17 2009, 09:05 AM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
QUOTE(OHWOWBill @ Sep 16 2009, 09:25 PM)  I would like to run a VW trans for several reasons !!! Stonger and more gear options available cheaper than for the porsche !!! Has anyone done it and what box would be the best ??? Early vanagon w/6humps ???Flip the ring and pinion and put what ratios I want and have a stong 4 speed instead of a weak 3 speed ??? Bill If Bus and Vanagon trannies are so strong, how come we sell so many rebuilds? Granted, the total numbers are pretty low as these fall out of our customer base, but we still sell 4-5 a year. Our Porsche customer list is far larger than our Bus/Vanagon list, yet we do maybe one 911 tranny every 3-4 years and only a couple of 914 trannies a year. Maybe because the VW trannies are weaker? Maybe because the Vanagon trannies blow up 3/4 gear on a regular basis and the rebuilders have had to devise a fix, which is only partly effective? Might be ........ The Cap'n |
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