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Re: Rear End Ratios

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Subject: Re: Rear End Ratios
From: "Nick Gemas" <gln@worldpath.net>
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 12:07:30 -0800
That's sort of what I'm thinking about. I want to get Panasport Plus Ones
with Pirelli P6000 205x55x16. The lower profile will have me spinning
4000rpm at 80mph. I don't have an overdrive so I figure this is an option,
especially considering I'm pretty sure my overdrive is gone.
Thanks Nick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
To: "Nick Gemas" <gln@worldpath.net>
Cc: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 7:31 AM
Subject: Re: Rear End Ratios


> On Sat, 4 Jan 2003, Nick Gemas wrote:
>
> > Hi Guys,
>
> Hi.
>
> >     I'm shopping for a new rear diff. There are , I believe three
available
> > for the TR6, anyone know what they are. I think I now have a 3.71.
>
> There are more than three. But if you;re talking factory installed, then
> the number is more like 2. 3.70 for fed. spec TR6 and 3.45 for PI TR6.
>
> Other ratios can be fit. Most popular is 4.10, but there are also 4.33,
> 4.55 and 4.88 (actually 4.875).
>
> If you wind up with a 3.45 (these are pretty unusual in the USofA, but
> they do show up from time-to-time), it is like fitting an overdrive (more
> or less) BUT your car won't accelerate like it might with the stock 3.70
> gears.
>
> Note: TVR 2500's use the 3.45.
>
> > Nick Gemas
> > gln@worldpath.net
>
> regards,
> rml
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