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|  posted on May 30th, 2008 at 09:59 PM |  |  | 
| VW Beetle - What speed can you do in 1st gear? 50 KMH 
 
 
 My 1600 single port engine can do 32 MPH or 50 KMH
 
 55 MPH in 2nd gear..  which is approx 89 KMH..
 
 Well, thats what a manual says of the 1500cc beetle with a semi automatic gearbox...
 
 Naturally I haven't tried it...
 as I like My engine...    too much   ..  lol
 
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| posted on May 30th, 2008 at 10:16 PM |  |  | 
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 one way to find out..... hold your foot down till it stops pulling...
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|  posted on May 30th, 2008 at 10:43 PM |  |  | 
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 Apologies
 
 that was Drive 1  NOT LOW gear.....
 
 LOW gear is 32 MPH or 50 kMH at 4000 RPM..
 
 the 3 gears are called:  LOW ; Drive 1 & Drive 2
 
 Low Gear Ratio : 4-43 to 2.06
 Drive One Ratio:  2.71 to 1.26
 Drive Two Ratio : 1.91 to 0.89   [Overdrive]
 
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 Differential gear ratio: 3.75 to 1 same as manuals
 
 1600 autos had the 4.125 to 1 diff
 
 1600 manuals had 3.88 or 3.875 to 1 ratio..
 I have books quoting both these ratios..
 
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| posted on May 31st, 2008 at 06:21 AM |  |  | 
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 2.06
 1.26
 0.89
 Are the same ratios as a stock manual tranny for
 2nd
 3rd
 4th.
 The ones I have seen had a 4.375 diff too.
 In the USA I heard they came with a 2.25 first ratio.
 
 With 24.5" tyre that equates to the following rpm:
 
 32mph=3955 rpm
 
 55mph=4158 rpm
 
 4000rpm=74.91mph
 
 
 
 
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| posted on May 31st, 2008 at 10:15 PM |  |  | 
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 Maximum revs is supposted to be 4000 rpm
 
 I've never tried to beat that...
 
 another graph shows 35 mph 58 mph and 82 mph
 
 and shows the Turbine speed - revs a minute
 [torque converter]
 
 Interesting
 
 the later Autosticks 1600tp had 2.25 Low gear
 and a final drive of 4.125 to 1..
 
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