<VV> Anyone running 3.27 gears w/95hp PG?

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/2/2008 7:36:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
Mikeamauro at aol.com writes:


How  about a 3:27 in a 110 PG Greenbrier? I've got that combo in my 67  
coupe,  
but a little "scared" to try it in the Greenbrier. In the coupe I  fudged  a 
little with a torque converter with slightly higher than  stock stall 
speed...  
works well, but a van? Anyone tried  it?

Mike Mauro 





Mike - I swiped a 110 PG (w/ 3.27 gear) powertrain from a crunched 65 coupe  
and installed it in a VW Camper with a Hadley TransVair kit - way back in 
1975.  The all-up vehicle weight was about the same as a Greenbriar Deluxe. On the 
 flatlands it was fine but it REALLY didn't like the hills. If I could hit a 
hill  at about 65 MPH, the 110 would usually pull up the hill okay, if it 
wasn't too  steep. But if I hit it at 55 or 60 - I was dead meat. I had to drop 
the speed to  about 40, shift to Low gear and (relatively) crawl up. I really 
suggest at least  a 3.55 with the PG. Since 75 MPH is as fast as I would drive 
any FC - (VW or  Corvair), I would choose a 3.89 with the PG, depending on tire 
size. (You would  have 14 or 15 inch tires, unlike the stock "car" 
application.) You could then  pull the hills at 60-65 MPH in Drive, since you would be 
"on the cam" of the  110. Of course, you would sacrifice some MPG, but it would 
be much nicer to  drive. If you went with a 95HP motor (not suggested), a 
3.55 would probably  be okay. - Seth Emerson 



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