[QUOTE=Bug@5speed(US);69629]"The fairytale of the bad Porsche transmission" … that is how you could describe what so called insiders report about the installation of a Porsche transmission into a VW Bug for many years. They talk about an installation that is almost impossible, about transmission that you can’t shift, about gearboxes which are extremely loud and so on…
Relatively a new comer to the US market is Bug@5speed with our Porsche gearbox conversion kits. Bug@5speed is based out of Germany and has been in the business of demystifying the fairytale for many years. The conversion kits are designed and engineered to facilitate the installation of a Porsche gearbox into Type I IRS vehicles. Currently available are conversions kits for the 901, 914 as well as 915 transmissions for mounting into a Type I IRS vehicles. While these part are designed for the install into a Type I IRS chassis, we have had many customers leverage our components for installs in everything from Bus applications to Type 3 applications.
Our Kits for the 901/914 conversion include a nose cone (30 mm shorter than the original one), a front traverse, axle flanges (for either beetle cv’s or for Porsche 944/Bus cv’s), clutch cable mount plate, clutch cable connector, adjusted clutch lever, a rear traverse and our 5-speed-shifter.
Kits for the 915-conversion kits are similar and include a shortened nose cone (20 mm shorter), axle flanges with Porsche 944/Bus diameter, a front aluminum cast traverse, rear traverse and our 5 speed shifter.
Our Products can be purchased as a complete KIT or individually based on customers’ needs.
For more information visit us at our website
http://www.bugat5speed.de
Contact us by email:
info@bugat5speed.de or
Bugat5speed@yahoo.com (US Sales Associate)
Alex and Martin
Bugat5speed Team
Conversion Parts:
Nosecone, front travers and flanges
Clutch Cable extender
Clutch Cable Adapeter Bracket
Hello, I like your products. Very well done, I have a
915 Transmission. I will be installing it into a 1303 with early 944 trailing arms. At present I am trying to do the investigative part, on how will I get the clutch to apply and release. As a matter of fact, I see where you have addressed the issue of fitment. The transmission that I have linkage applied from the bottom. I have noted were Walter was successful in using a hydraulic slave for his G-50. How do you address the clutch apply and release in your application for the 915 transmission?
Lastly, I see that you offer a lower trans oil cooler port. Do you have a diagram of how the trans oil and pump/sump is supplied for your kit. Although my needs are of a high perfromance daily driver, I want my car to last, if at all possible.
