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MustGoFaster
11-10-2009, 11:18 PM
So as an update to this thread, I ended up AX'ing in other peoples cars for most of the year. I ended 1st in the MET Counsel series and 2nd in the MOWOG series. My car contributed very little in this, one or two points scores of four or five.

So the "big" mod for next year is going to be gearing. My current gearing (for AX purposes) is the tallest of the factory configurations. That being 46 and 81 MPH for 1st and 2nd gear. The new configuration will be the shortest possible gearing, using factory parts (in non-factory applications) resulting in 38/68 MPH. Much more usable gearing, maybe just a little short but time will tell. AFAIK my car will be the second in the world to have this gearing configuration.

Mostly just a blaaa update.
FattyBoomBatty
11-10-2009, 11:47 PM
Sounds like conquest gearing, lol.
asshanson
11-11-2009, 02:25 AM
So what max RPM are those gearings at? How do you go about getting those different gears, are you just changing 1/2, or all the gears?
Super Bleeder!!
11-11-2009, 03:33 AM
I'd imagine he's changing the final drive.
MustGoFaster
11-11-2009, 09:06 AM
That's running 7700 RPM. I am just changing the final drives, so all the gears will be shorter. Bye bye 200mph gearing, I will miss the low RPM highway cruzing as well.
turbotalon1g
11-11-2009, 11:11 AM
Nice.
Shotgun!
11-12-2009, 02:54 AM
I know this is now an Evo site, but I'd like to know. Which diff sets are these?
D_Venable
11-12-2009, 10:19 PM
:)
Pushit2.0
11-12-2009, 10:31 PM
Ryan can chime in if I get this wrong. You put the front ring and pinion from a 6 speed into the 5 speed tranny, then use a 6 speed transfer case. This stuff is not a direct swap but some minor fabrication and spacing should make his car a little more cone dodging friendly.

~John
MustGoFaster
11-15-2009, 06:49 PM
Ryan can chime in if I get this wrong. You put the front ring and pinion from a 6 speed into the 5 speed tranny, then use a 6 speed transfer case. This stuff is not a direct swap but some minor fabrication and spacing should make his car a little more cone dodging friendly.

~John

Yup, the numbers work out so that if you use a JDM 6speed front ring and pinion (3.40 ratio), and a 6 speed transfer case (.958 ratio) and a stock US 5 speed rear diff(same as JDM 6speeds) (3.545) that everything equals out. 3.545x.958=3.396. close enough to 3.40.

I also have the option to use the USDM 6speed front ring an pinion, but I would need to use the USDM 6 speed rear diff with it as well. That would give me gearing just slightly shorter than a US spec 6 speed.