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DH Gearbox ??? revvy or not ?

Posted: 03 Feb 2019, 08:13
by matt brighton
Hi

Am looking to relieve some stress by fitting a taller ratio gearbox

I currently have my original CS engine 4 speed gearbox ..... the DH isn't on the RJES guide

Aidan did suggest t=the best would be a DK - is the DH in same territory ?

Matt

Re: DH Gearbox ??? revvy or not ?

Posted: 03 Feb 2019, 10:31
by 937carrera
The DH gearbox was fitted to the 1600cc CT engined vans. The bigger 2000 CU engined vans with a DK box had the same ratios, the difference was the final drive, 32/7 rather than 38/7.

That's the facts, the answer is yes, the DH gearbox is revvy, it's geared at 16.5 mph / 1000 rpm rather than the 20 mph of the CU. That's longer than the WBX boxes too

http://vwt3.com/t3-tech/t3-data/t3-gearbox-codes/

...not sure what you mean by a CS engine though :wink:

Re: DH Gearbox ??? revvy or not ?

Posted: 03 Feb 2019, 11:32
by Aidan
937carrera wrote:
...not sure what you mean by a CS engine though :wink:

CS is the 1.6 N/A diesel; in the early vans to 1983 they had the DM code gearbox which is the same as the DH but with diesel bellhousing and input shaft