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RE: 2500 lb Miata?

To: "'John J. Stimson-III '" <john@idsfa.net>,
Subject: RE: 2500 lb Miata?
From: "Allendorfer, Peter" <Peter@regionofdoom.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 07:46:54 -0700
Try Shorter.  the 90-93 Miatas have 4.303:1 gears  The 94-97 cars have 4.1:1
gears, and the 99-2001 5-speeds have 4.303:1 gears again.  The 6-speeds have
3.909:1 gears, but a must charter 1-st and all the gears are closer
together.

-Peter 

-----Original Message-----
From: John J. Stimson-III
To: Scot Zediker
Cc: Loughmiller, Scott; 'Mark J. Andy'; ba-autox@autox.team.net
Sent: 10/14/01 9:59 PM
Subject: Re: 2500 lb Miata?

On Sun, Oct 14, 2001 at 05:49:09PM -0700, Scot Zediker wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Loughmiller, Scott" <scott@radiate.com>
> 
> > However, you're geared very similar to the guys with the 6-speeds.
The

> No, I'm not.  I have the exact same gearing you do. 

Um, Scot, I don't want to get into a "yes you are/no I'm not" debate
here, but the '99+ 5-speed cars have a longer gearing than the '94-97
cars.  5th in the '99+ 6-speed cars is about the same as 5th in the
94-97 cars.  5th in the 5-speed cars is slightly higher.

Maybe the 90-93 cars used a longer gearing the 94-97 cars, but it
seems like you'd really be hurting in the acceleration department if
that were the case.  

-- 

john@idsfa.net                                              John Stimson
http://www.idsfa.net/~john/                              HMC Physics '94

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