Re: [DMCForum] Porsche Tranny

[Andrei Cular <acular@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry for the delay, I have been hind of busy....

Yes the simplest tranny for you to install will probably be a later 
901.  It will hold up just fine, I have a friend who at the moment is 
running about 300hp through a stock 901 tranny with no problems.  
However personally I would go with the G50 to get a 6-speed.  If you 
want custom gearing Dave White Racing in Tampa I believe charges about 
$1200 to rebuild a 901 with custom ratios and new bearings, syncros, and 
seals.


Andrei

Marc Levy wrote:

>Pulling up an old thread here....  Not good news.  :(
>
>Andrei, it sounds like you think the 901 is the way to
>go?  Can a 901 be had with LSD?
>
>Anyone know which trans Duke used in his Vortech
>project?
>
>
>--- Andrei Cular <acular@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>
>>Yes a 915 can be built to handle the power and they
>>area available with 
>>LSD.  However many people complain about the way
>>they shift and the 
>>syncro's not working well with modern gear lubes. 
>>All the people in the 
>>VW communities either go with a 901 or a G50.  I
>>don't know of any 
>>problems with a 901 but the 85-86 G50's have a bad
>>habit of exploding 
>>1st gear.  The other problem with the 915 is you
>>will have to figure out 
>>how to convert a cable operated clutch to a
>>hydraulic.  Or you could 
>>find sportamatic which replaces the clutch peddle
>>with a sensor in the 
>>shift lever and a vacuum operated actuator at the
>>tranny.  I had an '69 
>>auto-stick beetle which was the VW version of the
>>system and loved it.  
>>It allowed quicker shifts , once properly adjusted,
>>didn't have to 
>>heel-toe, and was more fun to drive in heavy
>>traffic.  I don't know how 
>>much those actuators cost or if it would even fit in
>>the DeLo.
>>
>>
>>Andrei
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>>
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