Bus 4 spd trans, Anybody done this Options

[jwalters]

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Thought of an interesting topic---has anybody put a beefed up bus or t1 trans in the teener----

I loved the gear spacing on my old superbug--and first gear for my car,,well,,,sucks ass--and second is too tall for a good start off--

Would rather spend 650 bucks on a pro-streeter WITH a rhino case and super diff than thousands upgrading my 901--

Sand rail mid engine cable shifter should be able to be adapted rather easily and the trans install is a non-event...

What you think???? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif)

[jwalters]

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) Hi guys! Man did burn the midnight oil last night--I cant believe my rant went on -and on--ohh boy--sure did not mean to put all that out-

Oh and by the way I need to correct myself--I fudged the numbers for the 901 5th speed set--it is actually .71:1 and not 1.4:1--big difference, but alas, a .84 and 3.88:1 R&P is still taller than our 901 with a .71 fifth and 4.429:1 R&P setup--which means better highway revs and economy.

Redshift-I am not going to go the ultimate freeeway flyer special--a guy asked what was the lowest gear set available for the T1 slushbox--And yes a stock T4 cooling system will not cool at 1500 rpms on the interstate--but--a 6 conversion would--the fourth gear set is like our fifth--would you just pounce on it at 70 mph and expect anything spectacular to happen?? No, it would not--unless that motor is hotted wayyyy up--but then again, my motor will be turbo--so my torque out put will be fat across the board- so even if 4th is long--2-3 is short and short coupled--just a single gear change and BAM! Gone from sight..

Carambola, are they 50 series?? What you did, and many people do, is go to a small sidewall, tire diameter reduction--they are more intersted in handling ( as if stock was not good enough in this little pocket rocket corner carver )--which does this:( rough example) With stock tires 165-15, and a 4.4 R&P-you drop down to 50 series and minus 3 inches of diameter--even tho you have not touched the R&P--it now "thinks" it is a 5.12:1--which means shorter--if you do allot of stop and go this is good, because it has a higher torque multiplication--hence, you accelerate like you have an extra 25 hp under the deck, but then at say 70 mph cruising speed, your rpm will suffer and your fuel economy will suffer and you will not be able to blast ( on a non-public road ) to the same top speed as if they were stock 165-15... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/aktion035.gif)