Like was said, the extra gear that I have, it let's me stay in the
powerband of my inline vw motor and my low gear is great for slow going in
the rough or when the starting out is very steep...otherwise I seldom use
the first gear.....but I often shift 5>4th at 55 to hold speed or
accelerate.

The 5 speed trans is probably the best thing in my vanagon....probably
really a help for a WBX, too.  Most every time I pass one of those, they
seem to be really lugging.
On Feb 23, 2015 2:25 PM, "Jon VO" <jondvo@gmail.com> wrote:

> I think having more gears within roughly the same final drive helps
> drive-ability. Coupling that with a slightly lower final drive helps
> drop rpm on the low altitude flats. If one has a Vanistan or Gowesty
> engine, one may be able to drop the final drive to 4.57:1 and still have
> enough oomph to make it up hills in 4th. And for those with engine
> conversions, dropping the final drive helps match the new engine power
> band.
> I recently obtained a 5sp with a 4.83:1 final, and a Peloquin diff. I
> will be using a basically stock wbx so I am expecting that hills will
> still require lots of shifting but I should have improved flexibility
> and great traction.
> Jon
> On 2/23/2015 2:54 PM, Marc Perdue wrote:
>
>> If you went with a lower number for fifth, say the 0.70, would that
>> give you better mileage in that top gear? What are the results you'd
>> expect to see? Having a 5-speed with the 5th gear being the same as
>> the 4th doesn't seem to make too much sense to me, but that probably
>> has more to do with my not understanding transmission gearing at all.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Marc Perdue
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Cost is $1695.00 USD
>>>
>>> On 23-Feb-2015, at 16:06, Don Hanson wrote:
>>>
>>>  If they really do work and come at $ reasonable.... A very good mod for
>>>> a 4/sp
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 23, 2015 11:56 AM, "Roy Nicholl" <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>>>> It's not clear whether you retain the 4-spd linkage or if it needs to
>>>> be changed. ... it would be nice to have a "unmarked" gear on the shift ;-)
>>>>
>>>> On 23-Feb-2015, at 15:44, Jeff Schwaia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Saw this today from Weddle:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> https://weddleindustries.com/products/new-products/new-vw-
>>>>> 094-5-speed-kit
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Very interesting.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Jeff
>>>>>
>>>>