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1. How much lost acceleration from 3:89 to 3:27 ? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 10:44:25 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"; I've got an overdrive rear end (3:89) in my non-overdrive GT6+. With about 4,500 RPM at 70 MPH...well, I'm looking to do a change. My choices seem to be changing to an overdrive Triumph tranny (expen; /html/triumphs/2000-06/msg01547.html (7,593 bytes)
2. Re: How much lost acceleration from 3:89 to 3:27 ? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 13:55:59 -0400; I don't really know, never having driven an OD. But I can tell you that with the stock engine, you got no torque at all below 3000 RPM, and I bet you'll notice launches are a lot less exciting. OTOH,; /html/triumphs/2000-06/msg01563.html (7,772 bytes)
3. Re: How much lost acceleration from 3:89 to 3:27 ? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 14:41:58 -0400; This is difficult to answer ... but I have the "cruising" 3:27 diff in my GT6-3 -- and I wish I had the higher ratio version, with the OD tranny. Before I made some modifications to my car that help; /html/triumphs/2000-06/msg01566.html (8,814 bytes)
4. Re: How much lost acceleration from 3:89 to 3:27 ? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 11:54:34 -0700 (PDT); and > one with OD engaged, so highway cruising should be Doug, are you saying that dropping revs from 3,700 to 3,500 rpms at 65 makes a big difference in cruising comfort? John Donohoe '70 GT6+ KC817; /html/triumphs/2000-06/msg01569.html (7,562 bytes)
5. Re: How much lost acceleration from 3:89 to 3:27 ? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 20:16:16 +0100charset="iso-8859-1"; Hi Ken I don't know how much relevance you can find in this but I changed the rear of my 2000 saloon from 4.11:1 to 3.45:1, I don't have a specific time for the 0-60 but it is still pretty impressive; /html/triumphs/2000-06/msg01570.html (9,593 bytes)
6. Re: How much lost acceleration from 3:89 to 3:27 ? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 15:32:11 EDT; No offense intended here, but are you talking about a GT6 engine, Doug? Seeing as the average GT6 develops its MAXIMUM torque at around 3000 RPM, I'm not quite sure what you're expecting out of it. :; /html/triumphs/2000-06/msg01571.html (7,753 bytes)
7. Re: How much lost acceleration from 3:89 to 3:27 ? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 10:06:09 -0400; None taken, and yes I am. Right, at 3000 it perks right up. At 2800, it's a dog. (Mine anyway.) -- Douglas Frank Compaq Computer Corp. Larceny, n. A sturdy fiber ZKO 110 Spit Brook Rd. of which the h; /html/triumphs/2000-06/msg01619.html (7,655 bytes)

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