6 speed transmission

NCbug · Post by **NCbug** » Tue May 27, 2003 9:43 am

ok i want a six speed transmission in my bug , thing is i donno which to try to use or where to get one . so i need a transmission with six speeds and can handle a ton of horsepower ...................... lol this may sound crazy ............but can anyone answer any of these questions

thanks alot

Bobtail · Post by **Bobtail** » Tue May 27, 2003 1:18 pm

First off why 6 speed and 2nd what do you call a ton of horsepower?

Stripped66 · Post by **Stripped66** » Tue May 27, 2003 2:19 pm

Late Porsche transaxle...lotsa money...lots.

Shadowbug · Post by **Shadowbug** » Tue May 27, 2003 8:49 pm

more gears are only needed to counteract a lack of power

if you have gobs of power (as in 300+ hp) you'll only need 2 gears, one for acceleration and one for top speed.

miller · Post by **miller** » Wed May 28, 2003 7:29 pm

Just stick with the porsche 5 speed. Its been proven to work and hey it fits pretty nicely in a bug. You could try to look at newer acura fwd trannies, they are transaxle just like vw. subaru is an option, dont know if they have a 6 speed. other than that I cant think of too many 6 speeds that can be easily put on a vw.

NCbug · Post by **NCbug** » Thu May 29, 2003 9:02 am

thanx alot guys

Stripped66 · Post by **Stripped66** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:42 pm

I dunno about the Subaru option. You'd either need to flip the tranny upside down to allow it to turn the right rotation, or flip the ring gear which I don't think is possible (somebody correct me if I am wrong).

Subaru does make a 6-speed with their latest WRX vehicles (maybe it's the STi version due sometime this year), but one issue is that pretty much everything from '95 until now is 4wd, which means you'll have to modify the central diff to get power only to the transaxle.

'94 and earlier Legacy's were availble in 2wd, as were some early Impreza's...again, considering you either flip the ring gear or run the tranny upside down. You would then need an adapter to mate the VW engine to the transaxle...I imagine KEP could fab something if their Sub engine to VW tranaxle adapter didn't work.

Puck · Post by **Puck** » Fri May 30, 2003 9:09 pm

Shadowbug wrote:more gears are only needed to counteract a lack of power

if you have gobs of power (as in 300+ hp) you'll only need 2 gears, one for acceleration and one for top speed.

No, more gears are needed to counteract a lack of toqure. Engines with narrow powerbands need more gears. An F1 engine is a perfect example. Hardley any torque but almost 900hp......and at 7 speeds.

zilch02pcusa · Post by **zilch02pcusa** » Thu Jun 12, 2003 1:10 pm

Porsche 993 MIGHT fit in a bug

marcotheturbosteamengine · Sun Jun 15, 2003 1:49 pm

What you need is a G50-21 porsche box from a 993 porsche, it has 6 gears will handle 800bhp.
its the next thin on my list for my "monster floorpan" to compliment my 996 rear suspention setup!!
more gears are only needed to counteract a lack of power

I have 259ftlb of touqe and trust me 4 gears are not enought
COUNT first,second,third,forth,100mph! thats how fast they go!! i need 6 gears badly!

zilch02pcusa · Post by **zilch02pcusa** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 8:05 pm

well then all you need is taller gears?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 10:03 pm

Maybe an Acura RSX Type S ( Heard someone recommend acura... the type S is six speed)

I like the idea for a 6 speed in a bug... even just for the novelty value... it would just be cool to have.

andy4d · Post by **andy4d** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 6:48 am

depends how much ££ you've got to throw at this, Quaife can convert/replace your gearbox to six speed sequential with a quaife atb diff. but if i remember rightly the will charge you about £8000! ...now where's that lottery ticket...

NCbug · Post by **NCbug** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 1:56 pm

who or what is quyaife (sorry if its a dum question lol)

zilch02pcusa · Post by **zilch02pcusa** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 2:13 pm

Quaife is a division of Autocavan.

They make a FINE differential unit, almost as good as, if not as good as the ZF diff.