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Re: [oletrucks] 5 speed trans

To: MIKE BOTELER <FRVT83E@prodigy.com>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 5 speed trans
From: Grant Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 08:27:30 -0500
I also have a T-5 5 speed. 5th gear is .72 to 1 which with a 3.90 rear
gives an effective final ratio of 2.808.

Grant 50 3100

MIKE BOTELER wrote:

> >>5-speed transmission?  There's an idea I had not thought of.  I
> have a
> 4-speed (Actually 3-speed with a granny gear).  I had thought of
> changing
> the rear end for a better ratio, but a 5-speed transmission sounds
> like a
> plan too.  Anyone done this with an AD 3600?
>
> Smokey
> '50 3600 5-window<<
>
> Unless the 5 speed is an Overdrive transmission (ie:5th gear = OD) it
> will still have a 1 to 1, 5th gear ratio which is the same as your 4
> speed!
>
> Mike B. '56 8400 Wrecker  :)
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959



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