[Healeys] Car Terms (semi-Healey related)

[Larry Varley]

This one always gets me as well, so a big ratio between the number of 
teeth on the crownwheel and the pinion is actually short, and tall is a 
small ratio between the two, right? Short is big and tall is small, Or 
in baseball terms who's on first, whats on second. Way to early for 
Friday funnies.
Cheers
Larry Varley
http://www.acmefluid.com.au/larry/

Alan wrote:
>  Hey Bob.
> Think of it in sportsmanlike terms.
> Tall = equals a baseball player - long legs, slow run rate but cover a lot
> of ground. Take a little while to get up to top speed. That's a 3.54:1.
> Short = Ice Hockey - short legs, rapid movement and acceleration but limited
> top speed. That's a 4.1:1
> Cheers...........
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> Subject: [Healeys] Car Terms (semi-Healey related)
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> Question for the general car gurus out there:
>
> Is a taller rear-end a higher gear ratio, or lower.  That is, is a 
> 3.54:1 rear-end "taller" or "shorter" than a 3.9:1?
>
> I've heard both ways, just wondering which is the correct lingo.
>
>
> bs
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