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Arragonis · 02-14-2011, 05:59 PM

Depends on the gearing.

My fabia runs 70 mph with about 2200 rpm showing in 6th. Anything over 25 mph/1000 may mean you are OK to get it going but it will be buzzy at speed and less than optimal FE.

We could probably locate a DTI gearbox or final drive but transport may be an issue to the states to make it uneconomic. Maybe you could mate it to a TDI 'box available locally with an adaptor plate ? That would also mean local sources for clutch parts which would be convenient.

I'm afraid I don't know whether the DTI transmission got its long legs from the final drive or the box itself, sorry.

02-14-2011, 05:59 PM	#17 (permalink)
Arragonis The PRC. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Elsewhere. Posts: 5,304 Thanks: 285 Thanked 536 Times in 384 Posts	Depends on the gearing. My fabia runs 70 mph with about 2200 rpm showing in 6th. Anything over 25 mph/1000 may mean you are OK to get it going but it will be buzzy at speed and less than optimal FE. We could probably locate a DTI gearbox or final drive but transport may be an issue to the states to make it uneconomic. Maybe you could mate it to a TDI 'box available locally with an adaptor plate ? That would also mean local sources for clutch parts which would be convenient. I'm afraid I don't know whether the DTI transmission got its long legs from the final drive or the box itself, sorry. __________________ [I]So long and thanks for all the fish.[/I]