Gear ratios

Does any know what the gear ratio was for an 83' 1.6 Mk1 GTi?

Also, on the off chance, the ratio for a Mk2 1.8 16V?

Thank you!  

there is no such thing as an 83 mk1 1.6 gti! is it 4 speed or 5 speed?

gear box code?

http://www.brokevw.com/020ratios.html

1.6 GTI will be FD

1.8 16V Mk2 GTI will be ABG/2Y

And yes, the 16Vs 5th gear is lower than the 8V - this is not an error, its a common myth that 16Vs have higher ratios!

Sorry, brain fart moment. It is of course an 81 gti.

Would it be possible to put the 16v on a mk1 box? How can I tell? Heading for a rolling road day and need to know the gear ratio. Its a 5 speed box if that helps?

Thanks all

SkydiveMacca said

Sorry, brain fart moment. It is of course an 81 gti.

Would it be possible to put the 16v on a mk1 box? How can I tell? Heading for a rolling road day and need to know the gear ratio. Its a 5 speed box if that helps?

Thanks all

Yes, the 16V will attach to the 1600 gearbox. How come you need to know the gear ratio for a rolling road day? In any case, you can look at the gearbox code (its on the bottom of the bellhousing) and the link will give you the ratios.

It's not a normal RR persay. They jack the car up and take the wheels off, or so i'm told, then bolt things to the discs. I beleive this gives a more accurate reading?

Thank you so much for your advice, i'll pop out and check at lunch time :-)