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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 09:23 PM
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Hi guys, I recently got an '04 and the window sticker says that It has a 3:15 rear, so I looked at my '02 sticker and It is not listed. How can I find out what rear I have?
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 09:31 PM
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Hi guys, I recently got an '04 and the window sticker says that It has a 3:15 rear, so I looked at my '02 sticker and It is not listed. How can I find out what rear I have?
Take'm out and race'm. If the '04 wins, the '02 is a 2.73.

Actual the 3.15 is an option and was listed as such. If it isn't on the sticker it's the 2.73.
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by doug doo wop
Hi guys, I recently got an '04 and the window sticker says that It has a 3:15 rear, so I looked at my '02 sticker and It is not listed. How can I find out what rear I have?
On your glove box lid, you should find a RPO Label that lists all the RPO Numbers for your car. (For earlier C5 model years, the RPO label may be found on the underneath side of one of the rear compartment lids.) RPO Numbers for the rear axles are as follows:

G92 Axle, Rear, Performance Ratio 3.15 (A4 Transmission)
GU2 Axle, Rear, 2.73 Ratio (A4 Transmission)
GU6 Axle, Rear, 3.42 Ratio (M6 Transmission)

Also, here's a link to a web site that has one of the more comprehensive list of C5 RPO Codes that I have found:

C5 RPO Codes

Hope this helps.

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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 10:00 PM
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Look under the car on the case to the differential. There will be a tag with the gear ratio stamped into it.
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 10:15 PM
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Thanks for the info; I'll check it out tomorrow.
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 11:43 PM
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It should be listed as an option on your window sticker, or you can check the option tag in the glove box. If it has a code of G92, it has the performance axle.
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doug doo wop;

try here also:

http://mikemercury.home.att.net/ratio.htm
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