Yeah, it's not like the lower gear of the wide ratio boxes but for the most
part I think time is spend more shifting through the gears then starting out.
It's not all that bad even with the close ratio gearbox that's in the car and
stock 260, so my goal was to have just a little better out of the hole but not
the main focus. I'll likely be running something like 15" rims with 225-50's
and something in the 3.54:1 if I use the D44 that I have in the car (have the
gears and diff to swap out). My intended use is not freeway or cruising so
having it buzz is not a concern. I also have a new 347 motor that winds up to
about 7200 so for track use all seems to be ok which is more the focus with
light street work to the Friday night malt shop.
Might step back to a 3.23
but not sure since I have the 3.54 gear set. I had a Tremec TKO in another car
and hated the way it shifted and the gear ratios, I ditched that for a Tex
Racing T101 with close ratio and fell in love with the way the car drives
again. I have a spare T101 that I was going to cram into the tiger but the
gearbox is much larger and would be a sheet metal problem.
David Kee was
very helpful when I called years ago and I think I have a good set up with the
2:44 first, but when I look at the numbers with a high numeric rear ratio even
the stock close ratio would be ok.
Sandy
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From: Gary <maliburevue@yahoo.com>
To: Sandy Ganz <sganz@pacbell.net>;
'Tiger's Den' <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Gears and rpms
Sandy,
I spoke to David about
that setup. It's the 2.90 first gear installed in the close ratio gear
set. The 2.44 lower first gear helps off the line, but not as much as the 2.78
or the 2.90 /2.72 combination (2.74). Ironically the 5 speed has an even wider
gear spread than the wide ratio, so rpm drop between gears is even more
difficult for a stockish engine. It's all a compromise.
Gary
________________________________
From: Sandy Ganz <sganz@pacbell.net>
To:
'Tiger's Den' <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Gears and rpms
I have a new David Kee Top Loader with
a different set of gears. Basically a
tick lower first gear then the close
ratio but not as much as the wide.
Stock Close Ratio in the Tiger
2.32
1.69 1.29 1.0
Stock Wide Ratio in the Tiger
2.78
1.93 1.36 1.0
My David Kee Ratios
2.44 1.69
1.29 1.0
If you like to drive and do 'stuff' the close ratio is
much more enjoyably from a
performance perspective IMO. My car has the close
ratio now with stockish 260
and 13" tires, it's not that bad to get off the
line, just takes a bit a care,
but never really intended
the Tiger as a hole
shot car due to tiny tires ;)
Like Mark said, think of all the parts in your
system, 13" tires are tough to
find, 15" are easy and look good on a tiger so
lots of factors if you plan on
doing anything in the future. Spend time with
the calculators and try a bunch
of things like rear end ratios, gearbox's and
tire size. 5 speed solves lots
of problems for the street driving, and might
be a good thing for that, for
track don't think it has as much value and I
like the way the top loaders
shift vs. T5 style gear boxes.
Sandy
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