I believe it was the 8v Scirocco/GTI/Cabriolet that had the same close ratio tranny as 16v cars. I know some of the base cars and diesel cars had tall gears. I have a tall gear tranny on my scirocco.

84 rabbit tranny is what I should have had on my 84 Scirocco, 4k tranmission, instead it was a measly Jetta tranny. Probably self machined itself.