Again, another calculation with TKO-600 gear ratios through the cruising band with 26.5 inch tires. I figure there a lot of people who have been doing this calculation on their own. Hopefully they can just refer to this. I had to put it in a code box for the formatting.
Code:
RPMs 3.54w0.64od 3.31w0.82od 3.54w0.82od
1500 52 44 41
1550 54 45 42
1600 56 46 43
1650 57 48 45
1700 59 49 46
1750 61 51 48
1800 63 52 49
1850 64 54 50
1900 66 55 52
1950 68 57 53
2000 70 58 54
2050 71 60 56
2100 73 61 57
2150 75 62 58
2200 77 64 60
2250 78 65 61
2300 80 67 62
2350 82 68 64
2400 84 70 65
2450 85 71 67
2500 87 73 68
2550 89 74 69
2600 90 75 71
2650 92 77 72
2700 94 78 73
2750 96 80 75
2800 97 81 76
2850 99 83 77
2900 101 84 79
2950 103 86 80
3000 104 87 81
This is the equation:
MPH = (RPM*pi*d)/(12*88*g*od)
Here are the variables:
MPH = MPH
RPM = RPM
pi = 3.14159
d = Tire true diameter (inches)
g = rear end gear ratio
od = final gear reduction for overdrive
Once I talk with my engine builder, hopefully tomorrow, I'll let you know where I'm going with the gearing decision. I think I'm going to have the trunk lid finished, and I am still mulling over the seat heater and interior insulation options.