Berg 5 Speed Or Porsche 5 Speed?

[Bruce2]

Alex, you sure are paraniod!
The shaft is lengthened beyond 4th gear. In any gear below 4th, you are dealing with a single piece of genuine VW steel. Since most of your thrashing is done in the lower gears, the fact that your shaft was lengthened is meaningless.
When I got my kit, I wanted a different 2nd gear ratio than 2.06, so I opted for a 3 piece mainshaft. They take an autostick mainshaft, cut the 2nd gear out, then weld onto it the first gear from a 9 tooth mainshaft, then they extend it. Tom H has one of these in his trans, and he's had it for many years without problems.