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Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:53 am

Bleyseng wrote:
901/914 is setup for a midengine chassis sooo the diff is flipped so you get 5 forward gears compared to a 911 901. Cheap to locate but you will need to flip the diff (easy) and locate the 911 tailcone shifter setup to use it.

I picked up a 1972 901 tail shift from a 914. I still need to flip the diff right? Anything else?

Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:04 am

To put in a bug? a tail cone and shifter rods outta of 912/911 901 so you can adapt to it as the 914 tranny doesn't have the proper hockey stick type shift lever.
EASY auto parts in the Bay Area should have all those parts.

Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:53 pm

Bleyseng wrote: To put in a bug? a tail cone and shifter rods outta of 912/911 901 so you can adapt to it as the 914 tranny doesn't have the proper hockey stick type shift lever.
EASY auto parts in the Bay Area should have all those parts.

Yes, it will go in a 61 bug. I bought the following:
72 914 tail shift tranny
shifter and shifter rod.

Do I need the other items you are speaking of? Do I have to flip the diff still?

Sat Mar 31, 2007 8:05 pm

Need some help. I got the 1972 914 tail shift tranny and have some concerns.
First the shift selector is off to the side. Am I going to have to get a tail cone from a 911? What needs to be done to make it work in the beetle?
Here is a picture of the tail end.

Sun Apr 01, 2007 2:00 pm

yes, you need the tail cone and matching shift rods out of a 911 901 and you will have to flip the diff to the other side. or you will have 5 speeds in Reverse.

Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:35 pm

Where can I get a tail cone at? So the shift rods from the 914 are no good then? Will the shifter work from the 914?

Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:26 pm

Call EASY auto parts in the Bay area as they have what you need.

Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:38 am

Hi guys, i've been doing a crash learning curve on 901 stuff. whats the best shifter for the money that i can use on a 901 in a vw pan i've got to fab the install anyway so i'm trying to get it right the first time. thanks Chas

Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:17 pm

Bleyseng wrote: Call EASY auto parts in the Bay area as they have what you need.

I tried there and the guy was a straight dick!! He siad he does not have tail cones or shift rods.. Anywhere else?

Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:15 am

Gary at PartsObsolete.com in Oregon should also have it.

You need the tail cone, shifter rods, shifter rod, etc to convert a 914 tailshifter toa 901 for a 911/912.

You will have to flip the diff to the other side by pulling the gear stack and re installing it. Note the paper shims between the case and the intermeditate plate as those have to be new and the same paper shims!

Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:39 am

Bleyseng wrote: 901 used in 911 and 912's some 912 ones are 4 speeds. these are the easiest to modify into a bug as they already use a tail piece shifter

901/914 is setup for a midengine chassis sooo the diff is flipped so you get 5 forward gears compared to a 911 901. Cheap to locate but you will need to flip the diff (easy) and locate the 911 tailcone shifter setup to use it.

915- came out in 73? and the last years are the one to use 78-82? Stronger but it does have its internal problems with bearing seats. $$$ to fix.

for a bug use a 911/912 one also there are tons of gear sets to choose from and its easy to switch them in a 901 tranny. In a 914 you can remove just the gear cluster (ala a race car) and switch gears sets without pulling the whole tranny out. handy

I have a question. I am getting ready to do the porsche 5 speed swap and have came across a 5 speed. The numbers are 911 01 710 1004
and supposably came out of a 911. Is this a 5 speed and will it work?

Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:25 pm

I also would like to convert to a 5 speed and estimate hp around 150. Can a 902/16 box from a 912 be used or are the ratios in a 901 from a 911 more desireable?

Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:43 am

I found a transmission and need a little help identifying it.

Is it a 4 or 5 speed.
The numbers are
901.301.101.OR
901.301.311.01
52/66
237071

These are all the numbers. Is this a 4 speed or 5 speed?

Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:46 pm

901 gearbox, produced between 1965 and 1969 based on information I have:

series 901/02, 901/03 and 901/50:
1st 3,091; 2nd 1,888; 3rd 1,318; 4th 1,0; 5th 0,758; diff 4,4285

series 901/13:
1st 3,091; 2nd 1,888; 3rd 1,318; 4th 1,040; 5th 0,7931; diff 4,4285

901/02 had 130 HP engine, 901/03 110 to 160 HP, and 13 series had 140 HP

I hope this information is useful.
jmd.