Gearing

[villain24]

Just out of interest, am i right in thinking that the FR tdi is geared different to my sport. If so do the FR's not wheel spin as much in first??
cheers Ripper

 

[dasmith83]

well my fr wheel spins through 2nd, and sometimes into 3rd! but it is revo'd lol

 

[gazjones]

sport gears are longer so will spin less than fr i belive

 

[villain24]

Jeese

i thought it would be the other way round. not going to get a tdi FR then if thats the case, no offence by the way, just really want a petrol again lol

 

[gazjones]

fr gearing is shorter to help it accelerate faster thats it really lol

 

[villain24]

Gaz

whats the petrol like in that respect cus im seriously thinking of getting one, don't tell me it's like the derv and torque steers all over the place??

 

[gazjones]

erm its torquey dont get me wrong like a tdi torque wise but still likes to be redlined and kept above 4k rpm best of both styles of driving really, but ive forgot what standard one is like tbh only has it 3 months through winter and left tc on so never knew what it was like ragging it about

 

[villain24]

Wet driving

In the wet Gaz mine is all over the place, that equals really boring for me lol. Is yours bad in the wet??

 

[gazjones]

mine is shall we say fun but slower but ive got over 90bhp more than standard and over 100ftlb more torque than standard. but tc works better in the wet. its not al over the place really just if you ask for to much power you go nowhere

 

[Nath.]

mine is a standard fr 20vt apart from air box/intake mods, it is very good low down for a petrol and likes to go to 6k revs when I'm in the mood

it is able to go round roundabouts and t junctions that are empty in 3rd at adout 12 mph, then floor it and be over 70 without changing gear

torque steer wise it only does it on uneven or wet roads, in the dry it takes off perfectly straight with a hint of blended wheelspin and no wheels banging if you know what I meen

does that help ya


edit,

and I can get low 40's to the gallon on a long motorway run with the cruise set to 75, blatting it around town and it's like 28 to the gallon

 

[gazjones]

over 90 in third nath only thing better on standard fr 20vt over mine turbo used to whistle more low down standard and pretty loud!

 

[Nath.]

are you saying that mine will do over 90 in 3rd ?

 

[gazjones]

yep will do, 6.5k redline is about 93mph.

 

[Nath.]

heehee, I have only ever taken her to just over 70 in 3rd

so what is the vmax top speed of the fr 20vt in real life, is it more than what the book says (134) or is it a little more ?

 

[gazjones]

i thik it will say 140 on speedo but thats about 135 in real life and i dont think standard its got the power to pull past about 5.5k rpm, ive calculated that if i can redline mine in 5th which i think it will, spedo will be saying just over 150. so prob about 145

 

[Nath.]

tasty.........

 

[gazjones]

more like scary ive not taken it that far as i dont want to lose my licence!!! but its nice to know

 

[Nath.]

yeah I know what you meen, I have taken mine to 120 a couple of times and that's ok for me

on a private track BTW

 

[Tall-Paul]

1st 2nd and 3rd are the same in the sport and fr but 4th 5th and 6th are shorter in the fr, i'd prefer to have the fr gearbox myself.