Pat,
Nope. Check your figures again. I'm using a 5-speed with a 3.90 rear end.
When you calculate the ratio between a 3.70 and a 3.90, it changes the
effective gearing ratios!
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
To: <Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>; "Michael
Poorboy" <bitterrootprop@nidlink.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: Roadster gear ratio's
> You have the gearing wrong. 5 speed:
>
> Fred Chilton
> book
>
> 1st 3.117 2.957
>
> 2nd 1.958 1.858
>
> 3rd 1.382 1.311
>
> 4th 1.054 1.000
>
> 5th .898 .852
> Pat
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us <Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us>
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>;
> Michael Poorboy <bitterrootprop@nidlink.com>
> Date: Thursday, February 08, 2001 2:18 PM
> Subject: Re: Roadster gear ratio's
>
>
> >Mike,
> >
> >So if you have a 1600 rear end 3.9, with a 5-speed trans then you get the
> >following?
> >
> >5-spd with
> >1600 Rear end standard : 3.9
> >
> >1st Gear : 3.117
> >2nd Gear : 1.958
> >3rd Gear: 1.382
> >4th Gear: 1.054
> >5th Gear: .898
> >
> >And with smaller than stock wheels, that moves the 5-spd values for 1st,
> >2nd, 5th even closer to the stock 4-spd values for 1st, 2nd, and 4th.
Very
> >interesting!
> >
> >Fred - So.SF
> >BADROC
> >'66 with 2000/5spd.
> >
> >___________________ Reply Separator _________________________
> >>Subject: Roadster gear ratio's
> >>Author: Michael Poorboy <bitterrootprop@nidlink.com>
> >>Date: 2/8/2001 12:43 PM
> >>
> >>List,
> >>I found my manual so here are the numbers for the Roadster:
> >>
> >>1600:
> >>
> >>Rear end standard : 3.9
> >>
> >>1st Gear : 3.382
> >>2nd Gear: 2.013
> >>3rd Gear : 1.312
> >>4th Gear : 1.00
> >>
> >>
> >>2000
> > >Rear end gear standard : 3.70
> >>
> >>1st Gear : 2.957
> >>2nd Gear : 1.858
> >>3rd Gear: 1.311
> >>4th Gear: 1.00
> >>5th Gear: .852
> >>
> >>And the calculator link again is :
> >>
> >>http://www.geocities.com/z_design_studio/
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Mike
> >>Nowroc
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