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> Re-gearing 5th gear?, Can it be done?
ahdoman
post Jan 21 2007, 11:06 PM
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Is there a way to re-gear 5th so that it acts more like an overdrive? On the freeway at 75 the RPM's are around 3500 and with the Bursch exhaust it is quite loud in the car. Anybody ever done this?
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ahdoman   Re-gearing 5th gear?   Jan 21 2007, 11:06 PM
Aaron Cox   witha 4 banger.... you dont want to go any taller....   Jan 21 2007, 11:09 PM
Twystd1   Put a quieter muffler on the car... Your gearing ...   Jan 21 2007, 11:15 PM
Aaron Cox   fifth is already pretty dang tall.... as tall as ...   Jan 21 2007, 11:19 PM
nebreitling   aaron and co. are correct, but to answer your ques...   Jan 21 2007, 11:26 PM
Aaron Cox   technically NO. there are no taller ratios... you...   Jan 21 2007, 11:30 PM
PRS914-6   Yep, I took an "I" gear and flipped in f...   Jan 22 2007, 12:01 AM
Mueller   Is there a way to re-gear 5th so that it acts mor...   Jan 22 2007, 12:16 AM
ClayPerrine   If you are on stock 165SR15 tires, then no, you do...   Jan 22 2007, 08:03 AM
Eric_Shea   Solution... drive faster :woohoo:   Jan 22 2007, 10:42 AM
Aaron Cox   i do :) thats my chart up there.... i have a shor...   Jan 22 2007, 10:44 AM
smontanaro   Can the drive ratio of the fan be increased so the...   Jan 23 2007, 07:52 PM
Aaron Cox   on a /4 its crank driven... use shorter gears or s...   Jan 23 2007, 08:52 PM
Eric_Shea   I'm in the thought process here for my GT clon...   Jan 23 2007, 09:10 PM
brant   eric, if your going to bother opening that box.....   Jan 23 2007, 09:51 PM
McMark   I'm with Mueller, 205/50s really raise the cru...   Jan 23 2007, 10:01 PM
SGB   I was thinking about a flipped 908 2nd gear (...   Jan 23 2007, 10:28 PM
Aaron Cox   correct - you cannot change 5 speed's 2nd gear...   Jan 23 2007, 11:18 PM


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