Re: RE: New member!

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Fri Sep 24 1999 - 12:15:09 EDT


Not going to get into a big discussion again...so...

3.90 seems to be the best gear ratio on the average.

- Bernd

At 11:56 AM 09/24/1999 -0400, you wrote:
> >>3). Speaking of transmissions, who knows something about gear ratios? What
>is better for quicker acceleration and lower RPM's (theoretically better
>MPG) at highway speed, a lower or higher number ratio (i.e. 3.21 or a
>3.92?)<<
>
>Don't anybody get any ideas about starting up on this topic. :) The whole
>issue has been pretty much beat to death. You can find a huge thread on
>this in the DML archives from last month. Regardless of differing
>perspectives on traction, I think everybody agrees that a lower ratio
>(higher numerically) is best for acceleration, while a lower ratio will net
>less power at the wheels and better highway mileage.



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