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IDon'tKnow · 09-17-2009, 04:52 PM

I'm quite confident that I'm not the first person to notice or complain that the gearing for the AW11 is pretty short.

The short gearing serves it's purpose with a factory or lightly modified 4AGE, but what about for those making big numbers? (I can't imaging that having a 300hp MK1 is very satisfying when you're mechanically restricted to a top speed of... what 120mph(?).)

Also, I personally would prefer that I not have to keep the tach at 4k+ just to keep up with interstate traffic.

I've looked around at transmission options for the 4A and seen a few things. It seems though that even with the 6 speed swaps that top gear is still fairly short.

I think I've only ever seen final drive kits that lower gearing. Anyone here ever considered raising the final drive ratio on a 6 speed (1-5 would remain close to the original 5 speed) or even just the 5?

I've considered just throwing on a larger diameter rear wheel but would rather not fool with such shinanigans.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts guys.

09-17-2009, 04:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
IDon'tKnow but I can find out. Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: DC Posts: 392 Thanks: 6 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Gear Ratio Discussion I'm quite confident that I'm not the first person to notice or complain that the gearing for the AW11 is pretty short. The short gearing serves it's purpose with a factory or lightly modified 4AGE, but what about for those making big numbers? (I can't imaging that having a 300hp MK1 is very satisfying when you're mechanically restricted to a top speed of... what 120mph(?).) Also, I personally would prefer that I not have to keep the tach at 4k+ just to keep up with interstate traffic. I've looked around at transmission options for the 4A and seen a few things. It seems though that even with the 6 speed swaps that top gear is still fairly short. I think I've only ever seen final drive kits that lower gearing. Anyone here ever considered raising the final drive ratio on a 6 speed (1-5 would remain close to the original 5 speed) or even just the 5? I've considered just throwing on a larger diameter rear wheel but would rather not fool with such shinanigans. Thanks in advance for your thoughts guys.