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Reply to "How do you make it rain in California?... buy a speedster."

Thanks for the info Ted. I've got it bookmarked.

Carl, I believe the 3.09 first/4.43 ring & pinion combo is the same as what a lot of original Speedsters (and probably coupes, as well) came with. As you can see by clicking on the link below, we could set up a VW 5 speed almost exactly the same, with the added benefit of another 5mph in cruising speed.

http://calc.teammfactory.com/i...26+2&trannytype=

And if you wanted to imitate the 901 spacing exactly, substitute 1.69 for 3rd, 1.26 in 4th and put a 1.00 in 5th in the VW gears. I will stay with the 3.88 r&p with the 3.78 1st, though; I like the car to be faster off the line (even the 3.88 is a compromise, as a 4.125 would be faster, but I'm no longer the immature young man I once was). This is the 5 speed gearset I'm putting in my car (first gearset is stock VW, and probably what a lot of guys have in their Speedsters if the trans was used out of a donor car)- 

http://calc.teammfactory.com/i...26+2&trannytype=

Looking at the different variations of the 901 trans, you can see Porsche really understood the benefits of the right gearing, and wasn't afraid to use it to their advantage...

Last edited by ALB
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