WTB low 5th gear
03-21-2006, 08:56 PM
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Sean, I have to come check out your car -- hopefully this week or early next! 
FWIW, I have a short 5th in my daily driver and it's annoying for highway cruising. Cruising at 85mph is a little over 4000rpm - which is fine on the track - but annoying when you're just trying to cover distance.
FWIW, I have a short 5th in my daily driver and it's annoying for highway cruising. Cruising at 85mph is a little over 4000rpm - which is fine on the track - but annoying when you're just trying to cover distance.
03-22-2006, 12:11 AM
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I get about 3800rpm at 80mph in 5th gear. That's why I shift into 6th 
My 2 cents: I topped out my 944 on the way to Las Vegas several months ago. With the hot air intake of a cone filter (now replaced with the stock airbox again), I could NOT pass 135mph. It took me a few minutes to get from 110 to 130, and another couple of minutes to get to 135. I figured, if I had another hour to accelerate, I might hit 137mph. I don't know how much the cone filter was affecting the situation, but I was satisfied with the rpm at this speed, and the speed it was capable of. I mean, a shorter 5th would have gotten me to 125 real quick, but it would have been screaming, and 135 is cooler than 125.
EDIT: At 80mph my (968) engine revs at 4000rpm on the dot.
My 2 cents: I topped out my 944 on the way to Las Vegas several months ago. With the hot air intake of a cone filter (now replaced with the stock airbox again), I could NOT pass 135mph. It took me a few minutes to get from 110 to 130, and another couple of minutes to get to 135. I figured, if I had another hour to accelerate, I might hit 137mph. I don't know how much the cone filter was affecting the situation, but I was satisfied with the rpm at this speed, and the speed it was capable of. I mean, a shorter 5th would have gotten me to 125 real quick, but it would have been screaming, and 135 is cooler than 125.
EDIT: At 80mph my (968) engine revs at 4000rpm on the dot.
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03-22-2006, 11:11 AM
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Todd,
I sent an email. Sounds exactly like what I'm looking for.
Now I can look forward to going back to VIR in May - especially if the new motor is done.
I sent an email. Sounds exactly like what I'm looking for.
Now I can look forward to going back to VIR in May - especially if the new motor is done.