On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Russ Moore wrote:
> Andy,
> Didn't the Mk 4 have a 4.10:1 diff to compensate for the rotten hp specs
> after the emissions changes? The 1500 definately had the 3.89 in the US,
> but the mk4 had the 4.10 in the US. I bought up TRF's stock of these years
> ago and use them in the race car. definately 4.10, but the later style that
> fits the better designed 1500 diff!
Technically, it was a 4.11:1, and it was only for the 1972 model year,
the first (and only) year of the low-compression 1296 (UE suffix) engine,
with it's whopping 48 hp or so (compared to the 1971's 60 or so hp). 1971
"Federal" Mk.IV's had the 3.89:1.
--Andy
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