Hey you guys,
I think there is more to this, the 4 speed has
significantly lower gears on first and second than
the 5 speed, the rear axel is lower, sure, but only
a bit. On some lower powered cars, like
my 72 510 wagon, 1st gear is lower yet,
a real stump puller, jeez, I could plow with it,
but its all done half way across the intersection also...
my tech pubs show the following:
roadster 5sp first gear: 2.960 to one
roadster 4sp first gear: 3.382 to one
510 sedan first gear: 3.382 to one
510 wagon first gear: 3.657 to one
Just my 2 cents on this one,
Best Regards,
Jim
Chesapeake Va
67 pushrod 2L 5spd
72 510 wagon
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