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Jwink25

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Hi all,

 

I have a 94 Probe GT. My tranny went south and I will be installing a new one. My question for you guys is about gear ratios. I have two transmissions to choose from. I would like to know which would be the better one for drag racing. The ratios are as follows:

 

Tranny number 1, from a 2.0L I4 probe is...

 

1st 3.307

2nd 1.833

3rd 1.233

4th .914

5th .717

 

final ratio is...3.850

 

Tranny number 2, from a 2.5L V6 probe is...

 

1st 3.307

2nd 1.833

3rd 1.310

4th 1.030

5th .795

 

final ratio is...4.105

 

My car has most of the bolt ons and has about 200-220HP (engine)

 

So...since 1st and 2nd gears are the same would it start off slower with the 2.0L tranny since it has a taller final drive? But I get good burn outs now...some maybe a taller gear would be better anyway? The gears are closer together on the 2.0L tranny...would this give me better performance even if it has a little taller final gear?

 

I also have a CM stage IIR clutch and a 9lb flywheel. This might play into chosing what tranny would be better for launching as well.

 

You thoughts and comments on this would be great! There are a lot of smart people on here and many with drag racing experince.

 

Here is a link to Probetalk about my tranny problems...

http://forums.probetalk.com/showthread.php?p=1921789360&posted=1#post1921789360

 

 

 

Thanks!

Jason

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