macaroni 17 1 Cars Posted March 14, 2008 I recently bought an F reg, 1988 1.9 gti and the gear ratios seem very low. At an indicated 2000rpm it is doing 36mph, verified by Satnav. That infers 18mph/1000rpm, which is lower than the 1.6 box. Is this possible or am I missing something? Any help gratefully received. Antony Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,666 Posted March 14, 2008 is it doing roughly 80 mph at 4k rpm? and just over 30 mph @1500? (in 5th BTW) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simonb 0 Posted March 14, 2008 the 1.6 box does 70mph @4000 rpm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
macaroni 17 1 Cars Posted March 15, 2008 (edited) It does an indicated 70 @ 4000, so I guess it is a 1.6 box. The speedo seems to over-read by about 10%, according to the satnav. That does explain its startling low down urge and relative lack of legs approaching 100! Its perfect for the roads I regularly use it on, but might be a chore for any motorway work. Edited March 15, 2008 by macaroni Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spiky 37 Posted March 17, 2008 mmmm mine shows 80 at 4000, al beit the gauge not the best. does that make it a 1.6 or 1.9???? maybe i should just get me sat nav out and check...lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
