I think we all have to ralize the NV3500 is a "truck" transmission designed
for heavy GVWs and not a close ratio box optimized for acceleration.
KW
Craig Baltzer wrote:
> Buddy of mine as a CRX with the 1.8 VTEC in it (stock, no other mods)
> and it runs 14s all day long. It kicks my 5.2l with headers/cam/intake
> butt on a regular basis, and the only hope I have is that he blows a
> shift (which I seem to do more often than he does).
>
> Just out of curiousity, has anyone else noticed how poor the ratio
> choice is for 3rd in the '97+ Dak 5 speed boxes? There is no way to get
> anywhere handy the power band on the 2-3 shift (if I shift at redline in
> 2nd, 3rd is barely 2700-2800RPM). I think with a "better" 3rd gear times
> would improve immensely...
>
> Craig
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RLewis7785@aol.com [mailto:RLewis7785@aol.com]
> Sent: August 7, 1998 3:15 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: rice burners
>
> In a message dated 8/7/98 12:23:18 PM Central Daylight Time,
> hemi@mindspring.com writes:
>
> << Yes it is !!
>
> Most of them will NOT run that kind of time unless they have some heavy
> mods .
>
> I know alot of the Honda crowd here will buy a Civic and replace the
> stock
> motor with the V-Tec motor from the Integra GSR or something like that
> .
>
> I don't know how fast they can get em even with that though .
>
>
>
> Jack Hilton
> >>
>
> I saw some Acura's running legitimate 12-13's at Houston Raceway Park.
> They
> all had little tiny drag slicks on the front. I assumed they were on
> the
> juice to run those times?
>
> I bet those things munch those front drive trains.
>
> Richard Lewis
> 92 LE CC, 318, Auto
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