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katy · 08-05-2015, 10:25 AM

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but 1st is very low,

How does it work if'n you don't use 1st? Just start off in 2nd.

Zener424 · 08-05-2015, 11:44 AM

Ron-5th gear is fine 60 -65 mph, and doesn't seem to want anything more.
As you said, maybe I'll just leave it. I'm guilty sometimes of seeking perfection.

V4F-please let me know how the 3.27 performs. When I look at the description of the 3.27 gears in the Model A vendor catalogs it always states: "must have a strong engine". What does that mean? Is a rebuilt stock engine, stock head strong enough?

katy-2nd is ok on perfectly flat ground, but the slightest incline and it's "boggy".

08-05-2015, 11:44 AM	#2
Zener424 Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 82	Re: Rear End Gear Ratio for T5 Transmission? Ron-5th gear is fine 60 -65 mph, and doesn't seem to want anything more. As you said, maybe I'll just leave it. I'm guilty sometimes of seeking perfection. V4F-please let me know how the 3.27 performs. When I look at the description of the 3.27 gears in the Model A vendor catalogs it always states: "must have a strong engine". What does that mean? Is a rebuilt stock engine, stock head strong enough? katy-2nd is ok on perfectly flat ground, but the slightest incline and it's "boggy".