: It looks like all the bugs are about worked out
: with the 5 spd conversion and now it's time
: to think about the "perfect" rear
: end gears(8 3/4). These are what I am
: looking at
:
: 4.10 13.73 first w/ 2.78 final
: 4.30 14.40 first w/ 2.92 final
: 4.56 15.27 first w/ 3.10 final
:
: My goal for the car leans more to a road rally
: than a drag car. Although I do want to be
: able to launch when sitting next to v8 cars.
: with that said is there a practical limit to
: first gear? do any of these look like to
: much first gear? I will be using a street
: tire in the 235/60 range and the motor is
: getting built quite a lot also.
:
: Thanks
: Steve

:
: Hey Steve,
:
: I suspect anything above 14:1 will be useless
: (read: super granny gear). Even that 13.73
: seems a might low to me. Personally, I would
: ultimately like to run a 4.10 or 4.30 gear
: in my car with the Motorsports/V8 2.95 1st
: and 0.63 5th. This is 12-12.5:1 1st and
: 2.6-2.7:1 final. Actually, I'd really like
: to convert my trans to a lower 5th for
: closer ratios (2.95 - 1st, and 0.68 - 5th).
:
: If I get time, I'll throw some 4.57s in my car,
: which gives 13.5:1 1st and 2.88 5th. Then
: I'd have a real feel for it.
:
: With your trans, I would probably try 3.91s.
: Dartvader will have something to say about
: this also, since he has a very low 1st on
: his T5.
:
: Cheers,
:
: Lou

: Thanks Lou
:
: After I posted I spent a little more time at
: the calculator and came to that same 2.95
: combo you mentioned. I think I will leave
: things alone for now and plan on swapping
: gears around later. I'd hate to go through
: all this and not be able to use first gear
: at all. Have you found a source for a
: rebuild manual for these tranny's?
:
: Thanks
: Steve