Type 3 gearbox with a 1916

StenGuns Veteran Volks Folk

2,147 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 9 Jul 2007, 5:37 pm

#601082

I have the type 3 gearbox to go into my 67 beetle rebuild.. It is from an early Type 3..

Questions:

Will I get good highway speeds with the Type 3 Box..

If the answer is no, what is a best compromise.. I was thinking rebuild the box with a final (4th) gear as an overdrive gear..

Any other suggestions to maintain good low down torque but improve the top end speed?

I have a 2l Kombi Box in storage.. would this be a better option?

Thanks as always
Rob

Thanks

jo_tas Custom Title Time!

1,547 posts · joined Aug 2004 · 9 Jul 2007, 10:52 pm

#601169

Apparantly the 2litre kombi boxes aren't that great.
The type 3 boxes are ok on the highway.. mine sits on 70mph happily all day.. but i often feel the top speed of my car is limited by the gearing rather than the power..
I would personally go for a single side plate gearbox from a late beetle, as they have a higher diff ratio (3.88) rather than the type 3's 4.12.
Unfortunately, these are really hard to find!!

MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 9 Jul 2007, 11:05 pm

#601170

4th gear is already an overdrive gear. The increased power and higher revs from the engine will give you faster highway speeds than a stock engine,easilly...
Fitting a 2L box would be a pain for no gain and higher revs than a type 3 box... A SSP box as mentioned above would also be good. Have you changed to IRS or are you still swinging?? If you have a swing axle then a 1500 box would be the go...HTH ???

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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 10 Jul 2007, 6:44 am

#601183

You need to find a 3.88 diff ( hard to find ) which can be fitted to a early box with some fiddling like in my Orange smoooothie 65 this will use your early short swing axles as well

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StenGuns Veteran Volks Folk

2,147 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 10 Jul 2007, 10:55 am

#601227

Thanks.. where do I start looking?

vw54 wrote:You need to find a 3.88 diff ( hard to find ) which can be fitted to a early box with some fiddling like in my Orange smoooothie 65 this will use your early short swing axles as well