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Old 03-12-2024, 07:31 PM   #1
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Default Re: Final Drive ratio, will a 3.25/1 be too steep ??

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I do like the .80 OD gear set - have installed it in the Cobra-Z version of the T5 (Ford motorsports transmission with the 2.95 gear set). We have that transmission on a road-race Fox Body - with a 3.73 rear. We spin the 331 to 6500+ and still it takes a long track to be able to use the OD at all.
I have the same gear set (#202) in my T5 that is in the model A 2 door.
8 inch Ford rear end with 4.10 gears.
Actually it is the short throw shifter and the 3 drops of carbon tet in the ATF that makes the car go so fast.
That alone is good for 10 mph.
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Old 03-12-2024, 09:48 PM   #2
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Default Re: Final Drive ratio, will a 3.25/1 be too steep ??

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i have the same gear set (#202) in my t5 that is in the model a 2 door.
8 inch ford rear end with 4.10 gears.
Actually it is the short throw shifter and the 3 drops of carbon tet in the atf that makes the car go so fast.
That alone is good for 10 mph.



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