What is the shortest gear ratio I can go for it w/o shifting to 5th gear ??
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What is the shortest gear ratio I can go for it w/o shifting to 5th gear ??
Hi all ,
Just want to know , what is the shortest gear ration I can install it , but without shifting to 5th in 1/4 mile ??
I have 4.56 , and I am thinking to get shorter than it .... 4.88 something else ??
I am useing 28" tires
Thanks in advance
Just want to know , what is the shortest gear ration I can install it , but without shifting to 5th in 1/4 mile ??
I have 4.56 , and I am thinking to get shorter than it .... 4.88 something else ??
I am useing 28" tires
Thanks in advance
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Re: What is the shortest gear ratio I can go for it w/o shifting to 5th gear ??
at 7200 , ready for Solid cam set up <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Thank you Nick
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Re: What is the shortest gear ratio I can go for it w/o shifting to 5th gear ??
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Coach 02 M6 Z/28:
<strong> I do not shift into 5th gear in the 1/4 mile and I have 5.14 gears. <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />
Coach </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />
<strong> I do not shift into 5th gear in the 1/4 mile and I have 5.14 gears. <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />
Coach </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />
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Re: What is the shortest gear ratio I can go for it w/o shifting to 5th gear ??
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Abdulla:
<strong> Hi all ,
Just want to know , what is the shortest gear ration I can install it , but without shifting to 5th in 1/4 mile ??
I have 4.56 , and I am thinking to get shorter than it .... 4.88 something else ??
I am useing 28" tires
Thanks in advance </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Abdulla, go to www.f-body.org/gears
Make sure you type in your tire height as a 29" tire since it expands about an inch by the end of the track.
The tranny ratio for 4th gear is 1.0 that should be all you need. the rest is self explanatory.
<strong> Hi all ,
Just want to know , what is the shortest gear ration I can install it , but without shifting to 5th in 1/4 mile ??
I have 4.56 , and I am thinking to get shorter than it .... 4.88 something else ??
I am useing 28" tires
Thanks in advance </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Abdulla, go to www.f-body.org/gears
Make sure you type in your tire height as a 29" tire since it expands about an inch by the end of the track.
The tranny ratio for 4th gear is 1.0 that should be all you need. the rest is self explanatory.