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<div class="userStyles" style=" font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">In a word.... NO. My TR3 W/overdrive came with a 4:1 rear ratio as did many equipped with overdrive. Even w/3:7 ratio
<footer class="replyforwardcontainer">the torque of the engine is sufficient. -Paul<br>
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<span>On Wed, 25 Oct 2023 20:37:15 +0000, dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:</span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I recently acquired a car with a TR3 overdrive that probably needs to be rebuilt. I was wondering – is the non synchro first gear really an issue? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The car has a TR4 engine anyway and I have a nice TR6 tranny (non overdrive). We do not care about originality; rather we are going for performance with a mild cam, 89 mm pistons, lightened flywheel, etc<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Am trying to decide if I should sell the TR3 tran to fund the upgrade on the TR6 tran<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">both the engine and tran were out of the car; its going to need some work anyway<o:p></o:p></p>
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