Richmond five speed

[Anthony]

Actually, I think the richmond 1st - 2nd gear spread is kind of large, 3.27 to 2.13. I think the richmond was initially designed for 4000 lb muscle cars, so instead of changing the supplied 3.55 gears or whatever, with a close ratio muncie or what ever, the owner could simply change the tranny to a Doug Nash. With the 3.27 1st gear ratio and the 3.55 gears, the car would launch as if it had 4.88's with the original 2.20 1st gear muncie, and the owner would still be able to cruise in 5th with the 3.55's that he never changed.

With a cobra, being so light, I don't think you need 1st gear to be as "deep" as a 4000 lb car, nor do you need as wide of spread between the 1st and 2nd. I almost bought a richmond, but I would have got the 3.04 first instead of the 3.27, as you could specially order this change, and it would make the 1st to 2nd transition alittle closer. I would also run 3.07 rear gears, so your overall 1st gear multiplication (3.04 X 3.07) would be 9.3, I think just right.