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3 speed for drags?

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grogy · 30 Oct 2008, 5:02 pm

has anyone tried to gear their vw using only 1,2,3 to go thru the traps at high revs in 3. if so how u go, how much diff in times would it make. any info appreciated

VWCOOL · 30 Oct 2008, 10:14 pm

if you got four gears, use them! I think I used to pass through 400m at 5000-ish rpm in third with standard 4.1 gearing and a 205/60x15... not sure... it was a long time ago!

13bwagon · 31 Oct 2008, 11:21 am

yeah over 400m you would have to use 4th
over 200 m with big wheels and big ratio you might not hit 4th?
glen 5000 rpm in 4th and a time of 2 minutes 😂

greedy53 · 31 Oct 2008, 5:43 pm

just interested whats wrong with the semi auto for drags

55slug · 16 Nov 2008, 5:29 pm

grogy wrote:has anyone tried to gear their vw using only 1,2,3 to go thru the traps at high revs in 3. if so how u go, how much diff in times would it make. any info appreciated

I ran a stock geared box with my 2276, 13.9 in the 1/4@ 95mph, roughly 7000 rpm through the lights. Gained roughly half a second going to a close ratio box with no other changes.