

| Subject: | Re: 5 speed trannys |
| From: | Andrew Grebneff |
| Date: | Tue, 15 Jan 2002 20:37:02 +1200 |
>Remember, the 5 speeds sold everywhere else but in the U.S. were not over >drive 5-speeds, but rather close-ratio trannys The 5-speed (094) IS significantly overdriven in 5th. Overdrive is anything taller than a 1:1 ratio (the smaller the number:1, the higher the gearing). 1st is a crawler gear, useless in normal street driving, and I found the awkward shift-pattern just that. However, as I didn't use 1st, it was possible to use it as a normal 4-speed by ignoring 1st. Ratios (+ speed per 1000rpm): 1- 4.11 (5.9) 2- 2.33 (10.4) 3- 1.48 (16.4) 4- 1.02 (23.8) 5- 0.77 (31.5) Diff- 4.86 1mph=1.6kmh -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut Friends don't let friends do Windows
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