<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hmmm. 3K rpm at 60 MPH is about what my 4th gear is on my non-OD tranny. I would have thought that the Miata 5th gear might have been “direct”, like the TR’s 4th. And 6th would be some sort of overdrive. <div><br></div><div>Without having 20-30% overdrive then there is no great advantage to the Miata unit!</div><div><br></div><div>-Tony<br><div><div><div><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my 1837 Babbage Analytical Engine</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 2, 2020, at 2:40 PM, Bryan Loy <paradisemusicnc@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">As far as gear ratios go, I can't say, numbers wise, but I have an '04 MX5 with the 6 speed, and it is low. 6th gear at 60mph, the engine is turning 3K. Pretty much 20MPH for every 1K on the tach. <div>Bryan</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 2:27 PM Anthony Rhodes <<a href="mailto:spamiam@comcast.net">spamiam@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">It is indeed pricey. But it appears to be a complete new transmission and all the required adapter stuff ready to go. The only way it would be better as a conversion is if it retained the original space cylinder. <br>
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So for a complete new modern (hopefully long life) overdrive transmission, the price is not terrible.<br>
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It is likely a better solution than the HVDA because those old Toyota transmissions may well be “used up”,not just “used”. And they are hard to find. <br>
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For me, I found the right Toyota transmission to be as rare as ... as a friend of mine puts it... as rare as rocking horse manure. He may not actually have used the word “manure”. <br>
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So I like this Miata option!<br>
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Does anyone know the gear ratios? The Moss description does not indicate the ratios. <br>
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-Tony<br>
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Sent from my 1837 Babbage Analytical Engine<br>
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> On Jan 2, 2020, at 2:02 PM, <a href="mailto:triumphs-request@autox.team.net" target="_blank">triumphs-request@autox.team.net</a> wrote:<br>
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> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 13:54:49 -0600<br>
> From: Dean Mericas <<a href="mailto:dmericas@gmail.com" target="_blank">dmericas@gmail.com</a>><br>
> To: <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br>
> Subject: [TR] Experience with Vitesse 5-speed transmission conversion?<br>
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> I see that Moss now carries an a 5-speed transmission conversion that appears to use Miata internals in a custom case and bell housing. It isn?t cheap, but as an apparent drop in replacement I think the installed cost may be about the same as the Toyota-based HVDA kit.<br>
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> Does anyone on the list have first hand experience with this particular conversion?<br>
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> Thanks. <br>
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> Dean Mericas<br>
> 1965 TR4<br>
> Austin, TX<br>
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