On Fri, 2003-04-25 at 09:59, Mike Clements wrote:
> Problem is, the stock gearing still is way too tall: 80+ MPH in 2nd gear
> and hard to get out of the hole from a standing start. The car feels
> like it wants more gear and with a 9000 RPM redline there's no reason to
> fear the gear.
>
> I figure a 16% shorter (numericall bigger) ratio is about optimal: 16%
> more acceleration in every gear, easier to get out of the hole, yet
> still able to hit 65 or so in 2nd. This is probably closer to the ratio
> the engineers originally intended before they had to meet EPA and CAFE
> regulations.
Stock gearing puts you at about 64mph in 2nd. People have been putting in
4.44 and even 4.77 gears in the rear end and I've heard a lot of good
things about them, especially the 4.44s. With the 4.44s, you get about
59mph in 2nd.
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