Any one good with gear ratios?
02-27-2007, 01:22 PM
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Any one good with gear ratios?
The trans im picking up for the PGT this weekend has shorter gearing.
Current:
1 - 3.307
2 - 1.833
3 - 1.233
4 - 0.914
5 - 0.717
R - 3.166
FD - 4.105
New trans:
1 - 3.307
2 - 1.833
3 - 1.310
4 - 1.030
5 - 0.795
R - 3.166
FD - 4.388
The final drive is shorter, so all gears would be shorter, and then 3, 4, and 5, are shorter by themselves ontop of that. Would this be a big difference? The tranny is cheap, and supposedly isn't broken, plus its local.. I just don't want to be winding out at highway speeds.
Current:
1 - 3.307
2 - 1.833
3 - 1.233
4 - 0.914
5 - 0.717
R - 3.166
FD - 4.105
New trans:
1 - 3.307
2 - 1.833
3 - 1.310
4 - 1.030
5 - 0.795
R - 3.166
FD - 4.388
The final drive is shorter, so all gears would be shorter, and then 3, 4, and 5, are shorter by themselves ontop of that. Would this be a big difference? The tranny is cheap, and supposedly isn't broken, plus its local.. I just don't want to be winding out at highway speeds.
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02-27-2007, 01:29 PM
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This is for my Probe, apparently Ford forgot to put the rear end in it :(
The FD ratio on the transaxle would be the equivalent to our rear end ratios.. If I payed attention enough during that gear ratio lecture.
The FD ratio on the transaxle would be the equivalent to our rear end ratios.. If I payed attention enough during that gear ratio lecture.
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02-27-2007, 04:02 PM
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Yeah, those shorter 4th and 5th gears coupled with the much shorter final drive are gonna hurt on the highway. In addition, the lower gears are roughly the same, so there's little effect in 1st and 2nd...seems like the worst of both worlds, depending on goals.
Not sure about the fudge factor, but he must've felt it was needed in certain circumstances.
Not sure about the fudge factor, but he must've felt it was needed in certain circumstances.
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