Steve,
The 2000 rear end in a 1600 will impair the acceleration as much as the 1600
rear end helps a 2000 accelerate faster. Maybe more with the reduced
horsepower of the 1600. I think you would also find yourself shifting down
for smaller hills than might be expected. I suspect a lot of the fun of the
car would be gone.
Tom
69 2000 - Mr. Hyde
(calculated 4.38 rear with tire error figured in)
Portland, OreeGun
-----Original Message-----
From: stebharvey@ameritech.net [mailto:stebharvey@ameritech.net]
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 3:37 AM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Rear end swap
Hi gang,
I asked several weeks ago about swapping out my 1600 rear end with my
2000 rear end since I'm dropping the 2000 drive train into a restored
1600 car. Everyone who commented said to leave the 1600 rear end in
because of the better "off the line" performance.
The question I failed to ask was, will a 1600 drive train perform well
with a 2000 rear end installed? I other words, I'm dropping a 1600 drive
train into the old 2000 body and selling it. Should I swap out the rear
ends and keep a 1600 engine with a 1600 rear end? I hope this makes
sense.
Thanks
Steve Harvey
|