Gary,
This is the Mazda transmission made for the Ford 302, used in the F150, Bronco
and others starting in 1988. Thomas Witt really answered my question; first
gear is way too low (3.75) to be of any use.
Al
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-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Winblad <garywinblad@comcast.net>
Sender: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:58:41
To: Thomas Witt<atwittsend@verizon.net>
Cc: <tigers@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Ford / Mazda 5speed transmission
Uh, am I the only one that doesn't have clue which Mazda transmission
you guys are talking about?
What car does it come from? Its a T-5 I assume...
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas Witt <atwittsend@verizon.net>
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Sent: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:15:36 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Ford / Mazda 5speed transmission
Al,
The ratios in that Mazda transmission are: 3.75, 2.32, 1.43, 1.00, 0.75 .
The 2.32 2nd gear in that transmission is 1st gear in a close ratio
Toploader. Most seem to find the 2.78 1st gear of the wide ratio to be very
good. I believe (but might need correction) that the ratios Tom Hall uses
have the 2.95 1st gear (rather close). So, the 3.75 Mazda 1st gear is W-A-Y
out there. The .75 5th will probably drop you 600-700 RPM on the highway.
This could put your engine out of its torque range depending upon the build.
I've also heard the Mazda/Ford transmission isn't very reliable (this
according to the rednecks up the street). My inclination would be to
consider a different transmission based on ratio spread, and reliability.
Tom (Witt)
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