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Old March 2nd 2005, 12:37
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hi,

I am using an early 912 5 speed
they have an aluminum case instead of mag
they are often reffered to as smoothies because they lack the reinforcement ribs on the outside.
It fit nicley with minimal trimming of the horns, it does however lack the engine mount flanges on the bellhousing, i had to weld some in

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Old April 15th 2005, 13:01
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I've had the bug on the road for a day now, thrashing it

The Scat shifter is AMAZING when its used in this conversion .. lift the T handle up and shift into first. To get to second just shift to second .... no worrying about shifting into reverse as the lockout mechanism takes care of it for you.

Drag race starts are no problem ... shifts like my original 4 speed except I have 5 gears HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!

To summarize, this shifter ROCKS.

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Old April 15th 2005, 14:21
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Hey

what kind of scat shifter are you using? have you modified it?........I want one too.

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Old June 3rd 2006, 19:38
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hi,

i know this is kind of a late post but what is the differance between a 901 and a 914 trans. i too want to put a 914-901 trans in my car but idk what trans to buy do i buy a 914 trans or a 901 trans? help im confused
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Old June 3rd 2006, 22:42
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The 901 would be your better choice. The 914 drivetrian is mid engine set-up. So, the trannys diff would have to be "flipped". Then there are two types of 914 trannys. A "tail shift" and "side shift" style. The tail shift would be easier to change. For that you would have to locate a 901 nose cone, or go with bugat5speed's conversion parts. The side shift model is not a good choice for conversions. A good note about the 914 tranny is if you choose a typeIV motor(which is basically the same as the 914) for your project the gearing is set for that engine type already
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Old June 3rd 2006, 23:24
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Bow send me your email.. I will reply with some good info for you..

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Old June 4th 2006, 04:25
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901 not the better choice

The 901 gearbox is easier to convert for Beetle installation, but in the end it´s mostly not the better choice. The gears ratios in the 901 are much shorter than of the 914. If you use a high revving type 1 engine (upto 7.000) then you can work with a 901. If you use f.e. a type 4 2.4 or 2.7, then I would never recommend a 901. With the 914 your car will go more than 25 km/h faster in the 5th, or you will go 100 km/h at 3.000 revvs with the 901 and 114 with the 914 (both with equal wheels).
Normally the old gearboxes have to be opened and revised anyway, so it makes no difference if you take a 901 or do additionally flip the diff in the 914. If you have to adjust dogteeth (with synchrorings and synchro sleeves) you have to take the gearbox into bits. Then you have to set the R&P anyway.
But if you take the 914, then prefer the usage of the tailshifter, as there are less parts that have to be exchanged by 901-parts (only the shift rod that comes out of the nose cone).
For more info, please send me an email: info@bugat5speed.de, or contact Alex at bugat5speed@yahoo.com.
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Old June 4th 2006, 10:04
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Hi,

My 901 tranny is stamped on the bottom 902/01 it came out of a 67 912, it has an all aluminum case and intermediate plate and is five speed. They look a little different because they dont have the ribs on the outside like the magnesium cases do, that feature also lets it fit nicer between the horns and requires almost no cutting, only a little trimming.

The neat thing about his tranny is the gearing, Though my top speed is limited I can get there quicker and its great for curvy roads, geared for the 4 cylinder super 90 engine, it has close gears like an 84 gti and it lets me cruise at 3500-4000 rpm in fifth. The one thing that is not properly matched on my ghia is the turbo, because when I hit top gear boost happens and I cant use it, so I plan on getting a smaller ar on my exhaust housing, maybe a t3/t4 hybrid turbo.

The shift pattern is akward and is sometimes difficult for me to get used to, I think if I did the conversion again I would use a 915 and put a 911 3.0L in my ghia, only because when I park my 911 sc and hop in my ghia I need to shift my brain into 901 mode(anoying)

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so i have pretty much decided on a 914 trans so what do i need to get other than the trans? < i guess that is what im a bit con fused on thanks for your replies.also the reason i wanted to get the 914 trans is because i wont have to have any adaptors for the engine will i? im not going to go with t4 power just yet. wich brings another question to hand do i need a specail clutch or not? also will i be able to run the engines i have because i have 2 i run at different times i have a 1600 dp and a 1915? will this affect my gas mileage with my 1600 ?

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adding to the post above is this what i want or no? http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifie....php?id=270564
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Bow info sent..

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Hello,

From what I understand, to run a T4 engine you will need a 914 flywheel, to run a T1 you can use a 356 flywheel or have some material machined off the starter flange (thats what I did). This is because the 901 bellhousing is a bit deeper than a bug bellhousing.

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