saw a video of a mk4 golf dashboard going through the gears and i didnt think there was that much difference in gearing between different 02j boxs. the ibiza appears to have an extra 10mph in each gear. has anyone considered changing to the golf box for the lower gearing? i know there are advantages to the longer gearing, more time in each gear, less wheel spin, etc. discuss.......
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longer gearing is good if you have the power to pull it - less gear changes needed
shorter gearing for revvy motors with narrow powerbands to keep em on the boil
if competing, gearing makes a huge difference as you need to right gears for the right corners
ibiza o2j has 3.6fd I think, maybe even a 3.3
golfs have 3.9s
some audi's have 4.2s
but even same models are likely to have different ratios dependent on year and specif engine
shorter gearing for revvy motors with narrow powerbands to keep em on the boil
if competing, gearing makes a huge difference as you need to right gears for the right corners
ibiza o2j has 3.6fd I think, maybe even a 3.3
golfs have 3.9s
some audi's have 4.2s
but even same models are likely to have different ratios dependent on year and specif engine
02J golf have 3.9?
wonder whats in Jans Lupo... long legged gears. presume same in ibiza as golf 1.8t 5spd.
I would stick with 5 gears on a turbo'd car from personal choice.
wide torque band and less (crappy VW synchro) changes
What may have been seen on video would not be known wheel & tyre size wise.
If I ran mine on my 15" rims vs 17" ones and phat tyres, you can bet ya bottom dollar the 15" speedo one would "look" the faster
wonder whats in Jans Lupo... long legged gears. presume same in ibiza as golf 1.8t 5spd.
I would stick with 5 gears on a turbo'd car from personal choice.
wide torque band and less (crappy VW synchro) changes
What may have been seen on video would not be known wheel & tyre size wise.
If I ran mine on my 15" rims vs 17" ones and phat tyres, you can bet ya bottom dollar the 15" speedo one would "look" the faster
not all golfs are 3.9 - this is part of the problem - but some are - likewise only some audis have the 4.2 o2j
there are a few spreadsheets on the net where people have listed whats in what - not as good info for 02a/j as for 020 - if someone can host it I have a spreadsheet with quite a collection of ratios from various gearbox codes
cheers
rob
there are a few spreadsheets on the net where people have listed whats in what - not as good info for 02a/j as for 020 - if someone can host it I have a spreadsheet with quite a collection of ratios from various gearbox codes
cheers
rob
RobT said:
I can host it m8..
got my gearcalc one on my bin folder.
http://badger-5.com/bin/gear-ratios.xls
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