Im looking to replace the knackered 4 speed in my '83 driver and would prefer to replace it with a 5 speed as the old girl runs out of puff quite quickly in 4th! Anyone know which box would fit? 1.5/1.6 mk1s possibly? Cheers Dan.
Runs out of puff in 4th because you don't have the power to pull a longer gear. Polo GT 5-speed box will fit but you'd be mad to do it.
to fit an 085 to a mk1 you might need to make mounts to secure it to the n/s chassis, as its not the same box as the 084 4 speed. I didnt bother with mine but then I didnt drive it much before I killed it... Get a 5 speeder from a mk2 golf if you can as the ratios are lower, for example the 085 I fitted came from a mk2 polo ranger with a 24 mph per 1K 5th gear. It could have got a bit bogged down (if it hadnt died before I got to the first hill!) with such a high gear, however 4th was around the same as the original mk1 driver box (18-19mph/1krpm) If i find the list of codes, ratios and the list of what cars they came in then I'll post it but I think that it's lost. edited for stupidity Edited by: jake
