Tarconal
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Neon,
The problem about these parts in Brazil is finding them!!
We had very few S2 and absolutely no Golf II (unless half a dozen of grey imports from Miami - the convertible one).
We had a VW Gol (brazilian car) GTi 16v and it´s gearbox is recognized for its resistance, there are drag cars here with this box with something like 450-550whp. But probably it isn´t the one you are using because the Gol uses a longitudinal engine and it´s gear box is very similar to the one used by the Audi A4.
If my Ibiza´s gearbox break down I´ll try to find a 5-speed A3T or Golf IV T gearbox to replace it. 6-speed almost don´t exist around here, only in a few Golf IV VR6 (Only 100 of these were sold in Brazil in a special numbered series, the rest of the IV VR6 produced here were all exported).
I´d love to have full access to European parts, but it´s hard for me due to currency exchange and specially due to the Import Taxes that are simply ridiculous around here. I´d love to have a kit of Konis in my daily-driver turbocharged Ford Ka XR, but they cost around 200 dolars each in Europe but I´ll pay something like 500 dollars each to get them in Brazil. Imagine bigger parts like a gearbox or a differential..![[:@]](/forums/styles/seatcupra/oldforumsmileys/furious.gif "Furious [:@]")
The problem about these parts in Brazil is finding them!!
We had very few S2 and absolutely no Golf II (unless half a dozen of grey imports from Miami - the convertible one).
We had a VW Gol (brazilian car) GTi 16v and it´s gearbox is recognized for its resistance, there are drag cars here with this box with something like 450-550whp. But probably it isn´t the one you are using because the Gol uses a longitudinal engine and it´s gear box is very similar to the one used by the Audi A4.
If my Ibiza´s gearbox break down I´ll try to find a 5-speed A3T or Golf IV T gearbox to replace it. 6-speed almost don´t exist around here, only in a few Golf IV VR6 (Only 100 of these were sold in Brazil in a special numbered series, the rest of the IV VR6 produced here were all exported).
I´d love to have full access to European parts, but it´s hard for me due to currency exchange and specially due to the Import Taxes that are simply ridiculous around here. I´d love to have a kit of Konis in my daily-driver turbocharged Ford Ka XR, but they cost around 200 dolars each in Europe but I´ll pay something like 500 dollars each to get them in Brazil. Imagine bigger parts like a gearbox or a differential..
500$ for one shock absorber?!!!! This is scarry price (unless you want to buy special sport dampers with FIA homologation)! In case you can buy a Audi TT/Golf IV gearbox you will decide your eventual problems. I think to do same, but than i should search again LSD, Ceramic clutch...... But this is the way!
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