I "think" the point Steve is trying to make is that the Honda needs a taller
set of gears to over come it's deficiency in the torque category. He's
saying that if the Honda had the same 3.53:1 gearing as the Neon does, it
would be a lot slower than the DC car off the line.
The Adam Blaster
Two words, figure it out.....
>
>
>I wasn't aware that 4.43:1 gears were small. Of course it depends on your
>perspective of gear ratios. The lower the number the Higher the ratio, is
>the way I was taught. So using that, the Honda is geared "low". With those
>gears ,you won't need as much torque to come off the line.
>Jerry Lee
>1998 Dakota Regular Cab Deep Amethyst
>3.9L 5 spd. Tonneau Cover (soft)
>Lund Backdraft Rear Spoiler
>
>
> had to laugh seeing both gearing specs (Dodge publish site) and noticed
> > that Honda again raised the front axle gears to now a 4:43.1 ratio vice
>the
> > new Neon SRT-4's 3:53.1 front axle gear. Why the smaller gear for
>Honda?
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