Barry Schwartz wrote:
>
> Thomas writes:
> >I have the '72 with the Federal engine. With, what seems to me to be a
> >very tall first gear, and a lack of bottom end pull, I have a lot of
> >trouble getting out of my own way off the line.
> < snip >
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> Thomas,
> You didn't mention, or I don't remember if your car was o/d equipped. I'm
> assuming that yours wasn't and that may be part of the "problem". The
> GT6's with overdrive, (over here anyway, things got a little muddy with the
> different versions) usually came with a rear end ratio of 3.89, whilst non
> overdrive cars came with the much taller 3.27. Great for highway cruising,
> but leaves the car a little long legged, and sometimes gasping for breath,
> especially the MKIII. Remember, this cars marketing strategy was to be a
> relaxed highway cruising/touring vehicle with a little more luxurious feel
> to it than the Spitfire or the TR6. My car, originally without overdrive,
> had the taller rear end gear ratio and was a lot slower off the line. When
> I installed the "J" type overdrive I also installed the 3.89 gear set.
> Liven's up the performance quite a bit, plus in overdrive fourth it is
> almost the same (actually just a tad lower) for cruising, RPM wise, as the
> non overdrive cars. Kinda the best of both worlds -
>
> Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
>
> 72 V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
> 70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
> 70 Spitfire (project)
> 73 Ford Courier (parts hauler, rain vehicle)
Wouldn't it just be easier to convert the engine to 2.5 liters?
(That was the genesis of this thread, after all.)
Yeah ... I'm kidding.
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Martin Secrest
GT6 and Spitfire
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