I'm sticking with the 3.9; Frank is right that you have to rev a bit
more in second to get into third at a speed where the car will keep
accelerating, but it all depends on where your power band is and what
type of driving you do.
Trevor
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net> wrote:
> Andy Webster wrote:
>>
>> greetings folks.
>> I am wondering if anyone who runs a datsun 5 spd / 1275
>> combination has made the change from 4.2 to 3.9 or 3.7 final drive gears.
>>
>>
>
> I started out with a 3.9 and a 5 speed but quickly, (the next day) put the
> 4.22 back in.
> It's just so much more fun to beat the snot out of the rice boys this way ;)
> I found the 5 speed and 3.9 a bit doggy between 2nd and 3rd, that's why I
> went back to the 4.22
>
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
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