DeTomaso Mailing List: September 97, Message #140
     



From: "Jim Firanzi" <firanzi@erols.com>

Subject: Re: ZF taller 5th

Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 13:25:15 -0400



I do know Pantera East and (other) vendors recently began carrying a taller

5th gear.  I don't know the specs, but it will reportedly lower top end

RPMs in 5th at a given speed by 300-400 or so.  Does anyone know the exact

specs?



Jim Firanzi



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> From: bo grims <bo.grims@swipnet.se>

> To: detomaso@wgate.com

> Subject: Re: ZF taller 5th

> Date: Thursday, September 04, 1997 2:35 PM

> 

> Hello all,

> I have never heard of any higher geared 5th, but there is 3 different

> final ratios to the transaxle, i.e. Low, Normal and the so called

> Le Mans ratio.  There is a GT5-84 in Sweden which changed owner

> recently, which has been said to have the Le Mans gearbox ratio.  With

> power enough the car should do an additional 35 km (22mph) roughly.

>  But of course, the final gear ratio hits all gears, i.e. high 1st,

> 2nd, and so on.  Not so fun all the time.

> Bo

> > 

> > Tomas Gunnarsson wrote:

> > >

> > > All,

> > >

> > > Does anyone know the ratio of the taller than stock 5th gears

available? Are

> > > other gears than 5th also available with non-stock ratios? Are the

standard

> > > gears movable, I mean do they fit in other than their normal

locations (2-5th

> > > gear, 1st is different I think)?

> > > If anyone has it installed, what's it like? Big difference in any

way? Cost?

> > >

> > > Tomas

> > >

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