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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tofufi" data-source="post: 504509" data-attributes="member: 38">As above, you'll have lower revs at speed.However, this comes at the expense of having to work the engine harder in each gear 1-3, with larger gaps between (at least some of) the gears. I found my 1600 with standard 'box going over the Pyrenees felt like it needed more gears going up the steep hills. I'd imagine with the longer 4th you may well need to drop down to 3rd on some steep motorway hills.I've just fitted a 5 speed 'box to my bus, which gives higher 1st, 2nd and 3rd gears. 4th stays approx the same, and you get a 5th gear a fair bit higher than the 1600 4th gear. It's far nicer to drive, as the gears are closer together meaning you don't need to rev so high before changing gear. More details here:http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=60286" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;</blockquote>