But sixth gear would get better gas mileage right?
And first thru fifth are probably higher numerically,
and closer together than stock right? Wouldn't that
be better for 1/4 mile performance?
GM blows
In a message dated 4/14/00 6:19:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
cooke@ecn.purdue.edu writes:
<< Yup, absolutely right. Ive run quite a few simulation programs for
performance cars, I wrote the programs and they take into account
everything from gear ratios to the inertia generated from the spinning
gears, crank, etc etc. in other words they are VERY intense, and they
encompass 99% of every aspect of vehicle operation and properties. Anyway,
when running a corvette for top speed (stock vette by the way) and using
all 6 gears, the top speed actually occurs in 5th gear, this is becuase
the torque required from the engine to spin the drive train is to low at
that point. So from the simulation the corvette would actually SLOW DOWN
when it shifted into 6th, and according to the "while" loop used by the
program it would then down shift into 5th gear and accelerate again.
If you havent got the power to use it, why get it.
But it would be sweet none the less!
Clay
84 Dodge Ram, scrapin pavement w/ 440 8bbl
96 Indy Ram, scrapin EVERYTHING w/ 360 Magnum!' -(www.indyram.org)
69 Road Runner 440 6bbl, project car
http://expert.cc.purdue.edu/~cooke
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