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Re: wide or close ratio?

To: "Land speed newsgroup" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: wide or close ratio?
From: Robert Bridge <robabridge@home.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 19:10:14 -0700
Gene

What year of corvette IR are you running.  Talking of a 3:08, I'm assuming 
it is late 70's or older.  There was some 2.73's around for those years.

Bob in Canada

At 05:26 PM 18/06/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Bill,
>Like Keith I run a Richmond Engineering 6 speed.  I agree, keeping the
>motor up in the power band is important.  But the real reason I went to the
>6 speed is because the lowest rear gear I could get for the IR unit in the
>vette is 3.08.  Only if I overdrive it .80 can I hit over 200 mph.
>
>I built the motor to peak at 6,300 rpm.  At 205 mph I'm cranking 6,350 rpm.
>Now, if it only develops enough power..........
>
>
>--- Gene Halvorson

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