YES Mike, you are right on.
1950rpm at 70 with the wide ratio T-5 and 2.88 gears.
Works GREAT for me.
And the 5.0L with stock cam is really enough for my street use.
Gary
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> I can't understand why anyone would want an effective 5th gear ratio which
> would spin the motor over 2000-2500rpm at 70mph. 5th should be a deep
> overdrive, IMHO. You do all of your racing, obviously including autocross,
>"ex"
> 5th
> gear. Even for road racing, given the Tiger's weight and the nature of its
>OHV
> V8 motor (unless you've built an absolute on/off switch of a motor, which is
> not going to cut it for road racing anyhow), you don't need more than 4
> gears, with 4th being right at a 1:1, direct drive. If you're "out of the
> powerband" at 70mph in 5th, DOWNSHIFT...it makes more sense than the
> compromises of
> having a useless 1st gear and trying to effect an awkward 4th-5th shift
> while racing. Now, if 1st was out of the H-pattern and needed to get a car
>with
> a
> very peaky motor rolling and 5th was a direct top (like racing 5 speeds), I
> might think differently Save that T-5, 5th gear for its intended purpose.
> Just my two cents-
> Mike Wood
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