aircooled posted:AL....Yeah.......I'd like to get a Five Speed. After following all the dialog on here I can see how close you can get to all of our "G-Spots"!! Maybe later when I change "preferences" on what gets me excited while out cruising, I'll move "up a notch"
The first example is a stock 4 speed with the early (1.31) 3rd. Note the engine speed ( or recovery rpm) when shifting from one gear to the next at 3500rpm- shift from 1st to 2nd and the rpm drops to just below 1900, 2nd- 3rd, the rpm drop is to 2250, 3rd to 4th and engine speed drops to 2395. When looking and trying different gearsets in the calculator, use these figures (1900, 2200, 2400) as a guide- any time the gearset you're trying makes the recovery rpm drop below the appropriate figure for the next gear this will create an awkward spot and make the car difficult to drive at that point!
The next example is what you have now, and you can see that the recovery rpm in 4th is about 100rpm lower, and this is what you're having to work around. It works out to only 3(?) mph where the engine speed is too fast in 3rd yet just a little too slow in 4th, and fortunately the torque of the 2110 helps make up for it a bit, but it's still a pain in the a**! (as you already know)
http://calc.teammfactory.com/i...26+2&trannytype=
Here are 2 examples of 5 speeds using the 4.125, 3.78 and .82- the first uses a stock mainshaft, 3 and 4 are split more or less equally (or where they should be) between 2nd and 5th, allowing again for the recovery rpm to come up slightly with each successive shift. Example 2 uses a 3.78/2.25 (close ratio) mainshaft, which for the stoplight racer WOULD BE A BLAST TO DRIVE AROUND TOWN! The 4-5 shift is a little longer (compared to the example 1), but still significantly shorter than the stock 3/4 split, so this gearset might not be the perfect canyon carver, but read the highlighted words above again...
http://calc.teammfactory.com/i...26+2&trannytype=
I'm saying the same thing to you as I said to Stan above- Call GBE, buy the kit (you don't have to buy all the gears right now), put it away and let it be next winter's project. Who knows when (if ever) it will be available again. If, in a year or 2 you don't want it, you'll probably get more than you paid for it.
PS- If the gear ratio links aren't working, say so and I'll do them again later. Al