I have a low mileage 91 SI. I love it, but!! the fifth gear is like a close ratio in a race car when I would much prefer a true "Overdrive" to use as a cruising gear when traveling from Portland Oregon to Reno, Nevada. The stock fifth gear will easily pull from 35mph but is revving around 3500+ RPM at cruising speed. I am sure that it would get much better mileage and be much more pleasant to drive on the open road if it had a much taller fifth gear.
I could use a taller final drive, but really don't need a taller first gear. This engine has a ton of torque for it's size and around town, first, second and fifth are about all I need.
The only post I have been able to find was someone who had a dirt tracker who wanted lower (higher numerical) second and third gears).
I have been a shade tree mechanic and "hot rodder" long before most on this forum were born. (I held the track record for N stock at San Fernando drag strip in 1958 with my 52 Hudson Hornet before i left for the US Navy.
Cheers,
Arnolt57
I could use a taller final drive, but really don't need a taller first gear. This engine has a ton of torque for it's size and around town, first, second and fifth are about all I need.
The only post I have been able to find was someone who had a dirt tracker who wanted lower (higher numerical) second and third gears).
I have been a shade tree mechanic and "hot rodder" long before most on this forum were born. (I held the track record for N stock at San Fernando drag strip in 1958 with my 52 Hudson Hornet before i left for the US Navy.
Cheers,
Arnolt57