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Old 04-10-2010, 02:37 AM
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has anyone ever used the fifth gear mod?

the link below says its for a tdi, but also says its good for any vw manual transmission from 96 to present.

anyone know anything about it? could it be used in a 99 nb 2.0?

check it out... Bora Parts
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The 2.0L does not have the low end torque necessary to make this work well for you. You may consider getting the stock 5th(.75) from a TDI owner who does this mod if you drive lots of freeway at higher speeds--still probably a bit of a stretch.
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Old 04-10-2010, 03:57 AM
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does anyone know the ratios of the gears in the 2.0 now?
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Old 04-10-2010, 04:03 AM
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Your 5th is .83 IIRC
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