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Hey rumble;
I tried that OD4spd.with 3.55s. It does not play well with 110LDA, and the 232*cam. The %rpm drops between gears is just too wide.
The ratios are 3.09-1.67-1.00-73.. The %drops are 54-60-73. Around town, typically I like to shift at 2800. The engine seems happy at 2800. Well, at 54%, it drops into 2nd at 1500/20mph. The 232* cam doesnt have a bunch of tq there, so acceleration from there is a bit LAZY, but ok, I can keep up with traffic. Going into third, from 2800/38mph in 2nd is a drop to 60%, so we are in at 1680rpm/38mph.But I had to claw my way up to 60 [email protected] then the shift into O/D drops the Rs to 1955.
I didnt like that.
So I swapped in some 4.30s.That brought the cruise rpm to 2400ish.Thats ok.
But now comes the crap.Again using a comfortable 2800 shift point, the drop-ins are 17/31/and 52; always climbing out of the basement.
This was all well and not-so-good, but the starter gear of 4.3 x 3.09 = 13.29 was just ridiculous. Thats the equivalent of running the oem 2.66low tranny with a 5.00 chunk.First gear was useless. And 2nd was too far away.
This very wide ratio would work really well with a stock type engine, that has a low rpm operating range, and a wide,powerful,torque band.
So then I bolted my GV up behind that, and used it as a gear splitter.And bolted in some 3.91s..That actually worked pretty well.I had 7, yes, SEVEN useable gears, ending in a double O/D. The ratios were; 12.08-9.42-6.53-5.09-3.91-3.05-2.22.....But I soon found the constant splitting, tedious.
So then I called up Passon Performance, And he had a nice 3.09/direct4th set. Well he talked me into one of his new aluminum cases and side-covers,too. I like that guy. So now I have a 5speed with splitting capabilities. The ratios are(with 3.55s); 10.97-6.82-4.97-3.55-2.77...Perfect for a streeter.But it gets better. I actually normaly split 3-4, so the ratios that I use are; 10.97-6.82-4.97-3.88-2.77 .
But it gets even better! In the 1/8 with 3.91s, I split 1-2, so the ratios are; 12.08-9.42-7.51-5.86.With just one stick change.This puts me at around 6800.
And in the qt(havent run it yet), I would run 4.3s.. The ratios would be; 13.29-10.36-8.26-6.02-4.7With just two stick changes.That would get me 6800@116mph, if I had enough power!
Aint math fun.
To tell the truth tho, for street,Id rather have a regular 5spd, with 4 gears close, and a deep o/d. Mo money.