Steve, you can't just look at the gear size of just the rear-end. The final
drive gear ratio is what matters. If the Muscrat is running a 3.08:1 rear gear
then the trans gears are more likely taller than what is in our Daks. That is
exactly the case for the bulk of the Japanese cars. Even though they may have
very low rear gears as you have stated in other notes, they have higher gears
in the transmission. If they didn't then they would be crankin' 4K rpm at 55
mph. (or the like) In any case, if you want to do a true comparison then the
only one that would be valid is the final drive ratio.
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That is with the 3.08:1 gear. Now, can you
imagine it having a 4.10:1 gear? To much tire spinning in first gear will
result in loss time also.
The S-351, puts nearly 495 RWHP but the cost is around $52K. The car is
retuned from interior to exterior. Price? To expensive, when a driver can
do the same with the GT. Trade off is the top end is 170MPH (prohibitive
aero drag on the body shape).
Even the Viper has a 3.08:1 gear and yet run only low 12s or high 11s. I
would love the Viper with a smaller gear and run it in the 1/4 mile to see
the results.
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