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@Stan Galat wrote- "Stock Super Beetle mainshaft, 1.3 third, .93 fourth, 3.44 R/P."

  While everybody calls it that, it's not exclusively a "Super Beetle" thing.  About November '72 VW switched from the 10/38- 3.80 1st gear to the stronger 9 tooth (9/34- 3.78) mainshaft. 1st gear was essentially the same ratio.  This is in every Type 1 (Beetle, Super Beetle, Karmann Ghia) transaxle from that date on.  2nd gear- 17/33- 2.06- remained the same. So Stan's gearstack is 3.78 1st, 2.06 2nd, 1.3 (I'm guessing stock earlier 3rd?) with .93 (stock later Beetle) 4th.  The 3.44 ring & pinion makes 1st a little longer; similar to many original 356 (and 911/912) combinations, while  the 2-3 spacing is a little closer than normal and the 3-4 shift will be a lot of fun!

Out of the Bentley orange (late model Beetle, Super Beetle, Karmann Ghia) book-           gear ratios- later stock

I believe there is 1 mistake on the chart- it doesn't mention that KG transaxles have the .89 instead of the .93 the Beetles (and Supers) do when coupled with the 3.875 r&p. 

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