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2manycars · 10-04-2012, 08:24 PM

Thanks for the info. 200 pounds over new standard gears is a lot just to get a better first and second. I put a mitchell overdrive in Barry's coupe, and while the cost is quite high, it was a nice addition to the car. I looked into a Laycock overdrive, but it requires 12 volts, and my cars are 6. Still undecided what to do. I have a set of 3.27:1 rear end gears I could put in the coupe. According to my crummy math skills, the mitchell makes a 3.78:1 rear gear about 3.00:1 in overdrive. Barry's coupe ran fine in most circumstances when just left in overdrive, but it was nice to have the stock low gear for parades.

10-04-2012, 08:24 PM	#14
2manycars Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern CT Posts: 2,732	Re: Close ratio gears Thanks for the info. 200 pounds over new standard gears is a lot just to get a better first and second. I put a mitchell overdrive in Barry's coupe, and while the cost is quite high, it was a nice addition to the car. I looked into a Laycock overdrive, but it requires 12 volts, and my cars are 6. Still undecided what to do. I have a set of 3.27:1 rear end gears I could put in the coupe. According to my crummy math skills, the mitchell makes a 3.78:1 rear gear about 3.00:1 in overdrive. Barry's coupe ran fine in most circumstances when just left in overdrive, but it was nice to have the stock low gear for parades.