Author Topic: new gearbox and clutch  (Read 704 times)

Offline vmech

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new gearbox and clutch
« on: 30 May 2009, 14:56 »
hi gents just had a new recon gearbox fitted to car and clutch yesterday so decided to test it on motorway . so gets on m/way and takes it up to 70 nice and steady  everything fine until i looked at rpm counter an found rpm at 70mph is 3600  :shocked: on my old box it sat at 3000 no probs nice and steady  why do you think its at 3600 is it newness of box or could it be a different ie earlier box my car is a 98 mk3 git r reg  any one  with any ideas or explanations   please feel free to post cheers .vmech

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Re: new gearbox and clutch
« Reply #1 on: 30 May 2009, 22:53 »
cmon guys some one s boundvto know something .