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Lets talk gear ratios, for a street car |
TravisNeff |
Dec 19 2015, 07:27 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region |
So I am home and huddled under the covers today fighting a nasty cold. Was surfing the net and looking at a few books on the 911. They say that with the right gearing, it is like adding 50HP to your car (obviously a car with more power than a stock 4).
I have seen and played around with the gear charts and see what people use for the track or autocross. What about street? For street, some things are similar to a 4 or 6. You aren't driving at redline in every gear you are probably zipping around at similar rev ranges, no? So driving a 4 or 6 is somewhat similar (except for a high torque monster of a 3.6). Is anyone doing something different than a stock 4 for street, and why?? What could you do with different gearing that makes you in the power every time you shift up? |
TravisNeff |
Dec 19 2015, 08:29 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Great reply and what I am after. How is 4 to 5? Obviously you say you have to push 4th to get to 5th, but how is it in traffic? Painfull, or just learning?
I was thinking (many things) an A F M S Z would be nice, lose a little top end cruising but 4th to 5th is still not so bad |
Montreal914 |
Dec 19 2015, 08:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,588 Joined: 8-August 10 From: Claremont, CA Member No.: 12,023 Region Association: Southern California |
Great reply and what I am after. How is 4 to 5? Obviously you say you have to push 4th to get to 5th, but how is it in traffic? Painfull, or just learning? I was thinking (many things) an A F M S Z would be nice, lose a little top end cruising but 4th to 5th is still not so bad I have been thinking of the Z recently but I have to focus on my other 914 project (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) so I won't be opening the gearbox anytime soon. As for traffic, I'm not sure what you mean but obviously downshifting from 5th to 4th gets the revs high. You get used to it. There are always tradeoffs, obviously, but in town you go from 2-3-4 so quickly and then just coast, I enjoy it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sunglasses.gif) |
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