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Oct 20, 2014 | 06:16 PM

BadGT

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Your dream gear ratio

Another topic sparked interest in what everyone's dream gear ratio is for our cars. Id love to here what everyone thinks. So please post your dream ratios with final drive!

My dream for autocross purposes

First Gear 3.08
Second Gear 2.19
Third Gear 1.63
Fourth Gear 1.29
Fifth Gear Ratio 1.03
Sixth Gear 0.84
Final Drive 4.30

Oct 20, 2014 | 06:31 PM

JasonC SBB

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3.3 final with my 6 speed.

Oct 22, 2014 | 11:21 AM

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I mean.... for MY car? Or for a turbo BP Miata?

Oct 22, 2014 | 11:58 AM

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6speed + 3.636 for those long TX roads

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Oct 22, 2014 | 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by concealer404

I mean.... for MY car? Or for a turbo BP Miata?

For your car

Oct 22, 2014 | 07:03 PM

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Attainable "dream" setup.

1st 3.483:1
2nd 2.015:1
3rd 1.391:1
4th 1.000:1
5th 0.719:1

3.23 final drive.

That'd work ok for me.

More ideal:

1st 3.483:1
2nd 2.015:1
3rd 1.391:1
4th 1.000:1
5th 0.750:1
Final drive: 3.23