In every 5 speed rear wheel drive manual transmission that I have ever looked
at 4th is a direct drive, and 5th is an overdrive usualy somewhere around .71
to 1. I suspose you could build a 5 speed that 5th is direct, but on the
street, why?
Rick Ewald
In a message dated 1/6/99 5:25:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, GMGoodman@aol.com
writes:
> I have seen the use of 5 speed transmissions with the Midget--and some
> discussion of 5 speeds in Bs---but today I had a thought which crossed my
> mind. Help me out -----I have always been under the impression that no
> matter
> how many gears you have, the final gear is 1 to 1. That is for every turn
> on
> the input side, you get one turn at the rear. Sooooo how is it that a 5
> speed has the effect of an overdrive -----or does it? That is, lower rpms
at
> high speed in the final gear. Example hihway driving. I'm
> puzzled----------guessI don't understand what I thought I did.
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