MYRON Posted April 21, 2000 Share Posted April 21, 2000 What is the highest gear ration available in a r200? and what year car should one look for to get the taller gears? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted April 23, 2000 Share Posted April 23, 2000 I know that there is an R200 with 4.11 gear ratio, and I believe that there are higher ratios, but I am not 100% sure. The 4.11 came in the mid 80's turbo 200sx. Good luck finding one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Scott Posted April 23, 2000 Share Posted April 23, 2000 Myron, isn't Biondo running 3.15s? I'm not sure if its even a Datsun rear. ?? That would sure help your revs. If no one comes up with a good asnwer I'd call Motorsport. They've always been cool with the Z questions. 1 800 633-6331. All the techies own Zs. Someone there will know. John Scott [This message has been edited by John Scott (edited April 23, 2000).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted April 23, 2000 Share Posted April 23, 2000 Jim Biondo is running an LSD R200 with the now NLA (no longer available) 3.15:1 gears. He had Jason at Jim Cook Racing bild it for him. Safety wired and all that. (I safety wired my own, on my stock 3.7:1 LSD out of an 88 300ZXT. Got the drilled bolts from Courtesy Nissan.) I think Myron meant low numerical, high speed when he said highest gear. Only those low end torque challenged motors need the high numerical, low speed gears - Yuck. I have 3.7:1 since that's what the LSD diff had in it when I got it. Changing the R&P was out of the question for me - I don't have the skills or tools, and it's way expensive to buy and have new R&P in for a few hundred less rpm at cruise, top end. ------------------ Pete Paraska - 73 540Z - Marathon Z Project - pparaska@tidalwave.net">pparaska@tidalwave.net - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYRON Posted April 24, 2000 Author Share Posted April 24, 2000 Thanks for the info guys, I think i will sell that high stall torque converter. I think that i am waisting tons of torgue. Here is what this thing does and tell me what you think... Brake torquing= @ 2700rpm it starts to spin and it pushes the car. As soon as i let off the brake it instantly jumps to 4000 rpm and then starts pulling real hard. Cruizing= in ANY gear and I drop the hammer it jumps to 4000 rpm and then starts pulling.... The car felt a lot faster with the 700r4 and a stock converter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted April 24, 2000 Share Posted April 24, 2000 It sounds like you have a torque converter for a heavy car. You need a smaller one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYRON Posted April 24, 2000 Author Share Posted April 24, 2000 I like the idea of the smaller diameter torque converter and less rotational weight, but I think i need to change it to a stock converter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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