5th is similar but the FHN is 3.44 ring and pinion. That's why it's 2450 at 80-much preferred-get it. 250 extra RPM will wear on you at steady interstate speeds I went through all this in my B4s-.686 then .658 then .622. Go high.These diesels can take it especially with a tune. Your MPG might not be much different,but the noise reduction in the cab is well worth it.
Can you not go back to '98? I'm in the middle of sourcing everything to do the swap & wanna get everything right the first time.
I didn't see enough diffrerence in the final drive ratio to warrant the 6 sp extra $(2.15-DQS vs 2.36-FHN) plus the much more expensive dual mass flywheel clutch. Not to mention the 5 sp is a tougher box.
If the 6spd you are talking about is comparable to the O2M gasser 6spd then it's plenty tough. I've had 2 FWD O2Ms and an 04 R32 with no problems. One was pretty much stock, one turbo'd, and my R32 was supercharged. I beat the hell out of them and the biggest problem I had was breaking a shift fork in the stock one, crappy brass rivets. Fixed the problem in the other two and never had an issue.
Not exactly , there are also 5 speed passat gearboxes with reverse, press, left and forward...
There are about 25 different 6 speed gearboxes available for the TDI Passat. Not only the DQS is an improvement over the 5 speeds gearboxes... The DQS gearboxes are not the best ever made btw..
Thanks Oilhammer. It's great that at least you,Frans and vwztips know what you're talking about. One has to really sort through the rest.
Hate to say this but some junk yards have a pretty good program on their computers for what fits what parts.
Here is my point to all of this 6 speed vs 5 speed discussion. In the USA, we do not have easy, plentiful access to the 6 speeds, shift linkages, axles, etc. to do the conversion. You have to find just the right Audi for all the right parts and that can be a challenge.
You an me both. I'd never, EVER, buy a 2-pedal car when a 3-pedal version was available. I was so torn between my Passat TDI and a 1.8t at the time, solely based on the fact that a 1.8t engine was available with the proper gearbox.
I used this clutch http://shopping.boraparts.com/product_info.php?products_id=286 with a stock flywheel in my last B4 job and it was quiet and smooth. I used the stock flywheel. Since we are having to source flywheels with our conversions, this kit should work fine and have a nice torque carrying capacity (278 ft-lb) for a stage 2 tune. $369 sounds good too. Did you use this VR6 setup? Will this setup work in the inline configuration? What is the capacity of the Valeo you are using and told me you did get some slippage when you call up torque at lower RPMs??
I wonder if we could use this PP and disc with a 1.8T or possibly a VR6 manual B5 or B5.5 flywheel? I like the silent aspect of this clutch and I can verify it is. Hopefully someone following this thread may be able to measure them.
Ok, posts 1, 4 and 5. Thanks.
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But was the clutch you tried the silent type I'm referring too? Supposedly it has the right springs in the disc to prevent the problems you experienced.