What transmission?

[nanard289]

Originally Posted by FiaCobra

Nanard289, just thumbed through your pics....very nice coupe. I can see it's a driver, and not a trailer queen.

Hi FIACobra
As my English langage is very poor, I have a look on the dictionary to understand what mean a "trailer queen"

trailer queen definition:

A person who takes his classic car to car shows on a trailer, then jumps out and starts polishing off all the invisible dirt that might have attached itself. Trailer queens don't drive their cars. They just drag them around on a trailer to be admired.

So I agree with you, I am not a specialist of the polishing, my car as well my worksop are a little dusty

[FiaCobra]

Originally Posted by nanard289

Hi FIACobra
As my English langage is very poor, I have a look on the dictionary to understand what mean a "trailer queen"

trailer queen definition:

A person who takes his classic car to car shows on a trailer, then jumps out and starts polishing off all the invisible dirt that might have attached itself. Trailer queens don't drive their cars. They just drag them around on a trailer to be admired.

So I agree with you, I am not a specialist of the polishing, my car as well my worksop are a little dusty

Excuse my ignorance, i didn't realize you're English was poor.

I meant that as a compliment. It's nice to see that you drive the car the way it should be driven, instead of trailered to a show just to sit there. Awsome car you have there.

[MikeB]

FIA,

With your 3.73 rear, you would have to use the TKO600 that has the 2.87 first gear. Even with that, you may want a lower rear gearset. With the 3.27 first gear, you'll be shifting to 2nd at 10MPH - geared totally wrong for your rear end, so forget that.

I've never been a fan of Tremec and know many people who have grenaded their gearboxes. Just be careful - they say they're rated for 600 ft-lb, but it really depends on many variables.

Richmond is coming out with a 5 speed overdrive and I understand it will be unveiled at the SEMA show. You might want to check that out also - they usually have a nice selection of gears available for their products.

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by MikeB

Richmond is coming out with a 5 speed overdrive and I understand it will be unveiled at the SEMA show. You might want to check that out also - they usually have a nice selection of gears available for their products.

They already make a 5 speed, a true close ratio 5 speed with 5th gear 1:1, ( and not a wide ratio 4 speed with an overdrive).

Gear the rear with 2.88's, and with 1st gear 3.27, or get the 3.04, and it should be pretty close to perfect ratio's, and with 2.88 rears, not bad for cruising in 5th.

If your car is already geared with 3.50's or something like that, then you'll definitely need an OD trans if you want better cruising rpm's without changing the rear gears as well. However, when you can design your car with any diff ratio you want, then you can pick the tranny you want, and then gear the rear with the appropriate ratio for the tranny selected.

Good luck.

[MikeB]

Originally Posted by Anthony

They already make a 5 speed, a true close ratio 5 speed with 5th gear 1:1

Yes, that's the old Doug Nash 4+1.

But their new one will be a 5 speed OD transmission. Give them a call.

Jim,

I think their sales folks said it will be priced about where the ROD is now at $2500 or so. Did that change recently?

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Anthony

They already make a 5 speed, a true close ratio 5 speed with 5th gear 1:1, ( and not a wide ratio 4 speed with an overdrive).

Originally Posted by MikeB

Yes, that's the old Doug Nash 4+1.

But their new one will be a 5 speed OD transmission. Give them a call.

I think their sales folks said it will be priced about where the ROD is now at $2500 or so. Did that change recently?

My guess is that their "new 5 speed OD tranny" is actually a wide ratio 4 speed with an OD, to compete with the Tremecs and others. The "Doug Nash 4+1 tranny" is the only true close ratio 5 speed that is moderately priced ( below $2000) that I am aware of. All other 5 speeds in this price range are wide ratio 4 speeds with an OD. They all would be fine for the street, but for track use, I like the close ratio gear spread better, and the Doug 4+1 maybe a stronger tranny than the tremecs as well.

If I were in the market for a 5 speed now, I'd either get the Richmond 5 speed, with a 3.04 first, coupled with 2.88 rears, or for alot more money, get a custom jerico or G-Force with similar gear ratio's. To each his own.