 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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| charliew |
Oct 14 2009, 09:45 AM
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Keep this in your subconsious for posterity. If you keep your car long enough and decide you really want to drive it like most high performance cars. You will probably end up with a audi or boxter tranny with cable shift I bet. Oooor if you keep it long enough and go with 400hp or more it will eventually get a sequential or variable speed tranny.
Course if the idea is 9inch tires Dr. Evil's solution will be a great getting it going package if you drive like a reasonable 40 year old car enthusiast. |
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| Krank |
Oct 14 2009, 10:20 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 140 Joined: 11-October 09 From: Winnipeg, MB Member No.: 10,922 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(charliew @ Oct 14 2009, 10:45 AM)  Keep this in your subconsious for posterity. If you keep your car long enough and decide you really want to drive it like most high performance cars. You will probably end up with a audi or boxter tranny with cable shift I bet. Oooor if you keep it long enough and go with 400hp or more it will eventually get a sequential or variable speed tranny. Course if the idea is 9inch tires Dr. Evil's solution will be a great getting it going package if you drive like a reasonable 40 year old car enthusiast. At 50(+) I still seem neither reasonable nor an OLD car "enthusiast". More like "what a rush, man, feel the ride". This combo is just because I have a spare 215 around, have access to a fairly good roller (74), used to have a VERY nice 73 (from a time before computers) and would like to have another. This seems like the easiest route to go for this one. The next one will be the one with a 365 HP 3.5L Ford ecoboost as soon as wrecks become available. With 350 ft. lbs. of torque it seems the 901 would almost handle it but......that would be with the wife driving it. Any more opinions on 4 or 5 speed? |
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OHWOWBill 914 V8 Transmission options Sep 16 2009, 10:25 PM
jimkelly the 930 4spd box is one of the strongest boxes for... Sep 17 2009, 07:01 AM Cap'n Krusty
I would like to run a VW trans for several reason... Sep 17 2009, 09:05 AM Rotary'14 I recall reading in some of Kennedy's original... Sep 17 2009, 10:56 AM Dr Evil With the shift linkage you would have to devise fo... Sep 17 2009, 12:15 PM marks914 I have been running a re-geared with no 1st 914 tr... Sep 17 2009, 02:03 PM
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I have been running a re-geared with no 1st 914 t... Sep 21 2009, 12:51 PM RJMII http://www.kennedyeng.com/vw_por.htm
Rumor has ... Sep 17 2009, 02:55 PM messix did'nt i see over at club that Lord Brad was d... Sep 17 2009, 04:10 PM charliew I think he also has someone in TX. working on a t4... Sep 17 2009, 09:50 PM Dr Evil Better hurry, winter is coming and I am retiring i... Sep 22 2009, 01:57 AM charliew I think you really mean starting a new profession.... Sep 22 2009, 08:05 AM Krank O.K. so the general consensus is to use a standard... Oct 13 2009, 10:58 PM Dr Evil Lock out 1st, and install a flipped H in the origi... Oct 13 2009, 11:33 PM |
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