I was just wondering if anybody tried putting a vw transmission on a b engine there close ration gear kits are cheaper.

 

Unless you own or work at a machine shop don't think it's going to be any cheaper.

 

And you'll break them all day long

 

vw tranny feels like shifting in a box of rocks.

 

point taken

 

vw aint capable of the hp

 

yeah vw trannys are noo good for any amount of torque... If you are going to try a vw tranny try an dodge omni auto trans, they are strong and use the same bolt patern...

 

There is supposed to be a company that makes adaptor plates for vw tranny's to just about all the popular import motors. People seem to be using them in sand rails more often.

Not sure what the company is called.

 

how close ratio are you looking for? a b16 or type r with a jdm or maybe ATS final is pretty close. i cant see needing much more than a ATS final (they make a 5.1 FD) youd have to be shifting at like 11k to need more than that.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pats16vgti &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah vw trannys are noo good for any amount of torque... If you are going to try a vw tranny try an dodge omni auto trans, they are strong and use the same bolt patern... </TD></TR></TABLE>

Thats because the real early omnis used a 1.7 litre VW engine. Later on they switched to the 2.2. Did they keep the same trans. with the 2.2?

 

dont the vw engines spin the opposite direction of the honda engines?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cua0 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dont the vw engines spin the opposite direction of the honda engines?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes I believe so.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stealthmode62 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> There is supposed to be a company that makes adaptor plates for vw tranny's to just about all the popular import motors. People seem to be using them in sand rails more often.

Not sure what the company is called. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Kennedy Engineering in Palmdale CA.

 

Semi related: I tried to fit a b18 w/tranny into a vw rabbit a while back.... It was too big...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by d16dcoe45 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thats because the real early omnis used a 1.7 litre VW engine. Later on they switched to the 2.2. Did they keep the same trans. with the 2.2?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah thats right... i dotn think the 2.2 is compatible... But the 1.7l one can be built to hell.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stealthmode62 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> There is supposed to be a company that makes adaptor plates for vw tranny's to just about all the popular import motors. People seem to be using them in sand rails more often.

Not sure what the company is called. </TD></TR></TABLE>

http://www.kennedyeng.com/vw_por.htm

here's a good site for swap possibilities

http://bb.bbboy.net/vwengineconversions

and finally...lol

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pats16vgti &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah vw trannys are noo good for any amount of torque... If you are going to try a vw tranny try an dodge omni auto trans, they are strong and use the same bolt patern... </TD></TR></TABLE>are you crazy?! vw's make crazy torque.

 

there was some guy on http://www.PGMFI.org that got a b16 to spin the opposite direction and mated a VW tranny to it for a dune buggy or something. He was from some European country, he gave up on the project because the transmissions kept shitting out on him. I can't find the thread for it though it was pretty interesting.

 

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http://www.kennedyeng.com/vw_por.htm

here's a good site for swap possibilities

http://bb.bbboy.net/vwengineconversions

and finally...lol
thats just to funny ....



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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by randys &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are you crazy?! vw's make crazy torque.</TD></TR></TABLE>

.. and the trannies don't live long, period.

 

haha yeah paul has it right. The motors make lots of tourqe the trans's dont like it tho.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AccidentproWn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">there was some guy on http://www.PGMFI.org that got a b16 to spin the opposite direction and mated a VW tranny to it for a dune buggy or something. He was from some European country, he gave up on the project because the transmissions kept shitting out on him. I can't find the thread for it though it was pretty interesting.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Why in the world would he do that, you can simply flip the gears in a VW tranny to run backwards. We kit car guys do it all the time for 550 replica's. Plus you can build a pretty stout vw box if you know what you are doing. As long as you don't install the 5th gear kits.

 

Heres a B-Series powered sand rail with a vw style tranny:

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1006776

 

wow. so I can put a b series engine in my ghia... LOL