curious, what does this do?
lower rpms in 5th?
curious
3rd is 23:29 5th is 31:22. Flipping 3rd and usuing it as 5th would give you 29:23, whuch would give you higher RPMs in 5th.
bummer. i need to drop tranny sometime and replace seasl (leaks moderately - shifts great) i am running 50 series falkens, and im pulling like 4k on the freeway goin about 80. drives great, was wonderin what this gear swap did while i am doin tranny stuff
I have an H gear for sale (shameless plug) that will get your highway RPMs way down. The price is dropping very soon.
So 5th gear in a stock 901 is a ZD? I thought it was M. Now I am totally lost.
Stock 914 901 gearing is A-F-N-V-ZD where ZD is 31:22.
Using the H ( 19:32 ) gear in place of 5th will drop your highway RPMs down to less than 3,000 RPM.
Also, there are other H gears such as the HA ( 20:32 )and the HB ( 19:31 ).
so putting a 5th in the 3rd spot gives you a taller 3rd?
so it sounds like i want a 5th for 3rd, and a stock 5th or an Ha gearset
or i could just buy a 55 series tire next time
I got this gear chart calculator from Carquip, its pretty cool and tells what speed and everything you would get with any size gears or tires. Pretty interesting. I will see if I can attach it.
ok, it wont let me attach it. If anyone needs it, I can send it to you in an email, PM me for it.
The swap moves 3rd and 5th lower.
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I swapped the 3rd and 5th gears and I love the flipped 5th gear in 3rd place but the 3rd gear in 5ths place sucked for a street/AX car. I stuck another 5th gear back in to 5th gears spot for a nice close ratio box that you can still freeway drive.
I run 205x50's also
Geoff
for a stockish /4 motor, i thought Jake thinks that 5th gear is too tall and that the /4 motor benifits from running at a higher rpm (for cooling) so your current tire choice might be okay..
But imagine the gas mileage benefit of running an H gear! (you would definitely need to downshift on even the slightest hill though)
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