Yes a 915 can be built to handle the power and they area available with
LSD. However many people complain about the way they shift and the
syncro's not working well with modern gear lubes. All the people in the
VW communities either go with a 901 or a G50. I don't know of any
problems with a 901 but the 85-86 G50's have a bad habit of exploding
1st gear. The other problem with the 915 is you will have to figure out
how to convert a cable operated clutch to a hydraulic. Or you could
find sportamatic which replaces the clutch peddle with a sensor in the
shift lever and a vacuum operated actuator at the tranny. I had an '69
auto-stick beetle which was the VW version of the system and loved it.
It allowed quicker shifts , once properly adjusted, didn't have to
heel-toe, and was more fun to drive in heavy traffic. I don't know how
much those actuators cost or if it would even fit in the DeLo.
Andrei
Marc Levy wrote:
>It looks like the 915's can be rebuilt to take 500hp
>if need be..
>
>The engine is stock 260hp, so I can maybe tune it up
>to 300hp. A run of the mill 915 will be OK for that.
>If I decide to supercharge it or something crazy, I
>can always beef up the 915 at a later date. (is the
>915 LSD?, can it be made LSD?)
>
>I was close to my budget on this project, but if I
>take a loss on my engine, trans, the money I paid this
>guy already for the custom bell housing, AND the
>insurance on the car for the past 3 years it has not
>moved out of the garage, my budget it blown. If I
>ignore the "loss" on this guy disappearing, then I'd
>still like to keep the project in the 5-6K range.
>
>Dammit, I wish this guy would just let me come pick up
>my crap! The bell housing was almost done last time I
>saw it, and would need very little to complete it.
>
>--- Andrei Cular <acular@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>If you go to the Porsche recyclers you can find a
>>993-996 6-speed with
>>limited slip for around $4k with warranty or if you
>>go with a 80's G50
>>5-speed they seem to run about $2500 with LSD. Even
>>the old 915 and
>>901s are $1200+. With all the work your going to
>>put in to make it work
>>why not go all the way with a 6-speed. Then at
>>least you could take the
>>car well over 500hp with out having to worry about
>>the gearbox.
>>
>>
>>Andrei
>>
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