On Mon, 30 Sep 1996, Jack W. Drews wrote:
> If this is a duplicate to J Alexander's message on close-ratios, delete
> now...
>
> Two of us TR4 Vintage Racers in the midwest would like close ratios for
> our transmissions. We desire to enhance our driving pleasure, over and
> above decreasing lap times, because second gear is just too low to be
> useful. We would like to stay away from the additional weight and
> complication of overdrive transmissions if possible. Catalogs advertise
> close ratio gears but the companies do not really have them. We have
> heard that Triumph Dolomite gearboxes were close ratio and gears would
> work, and we could maybe find some in England or Australia, but printed
> materials we can find do not seem to support the notion that these were
> closer ratio gearsets than standard Triumph gears.
>
> Can anyone help with parts, advice, etc?
>
You might try:
Quantum Mechanics
John Esposito
505 Wheeler Road
Monroe, Connecticut 06468
(203) 261-0845
(203) 261-8497 fax.
John knows his stuff. He told me about the Dolomite Sprint gears just
recently. He seems to sell several sets of them a year. According to
John, the first gear is higher than stock, the second is a smidge higher
than stock. Can't speak for the rest of the gears available in the set.
Some of the Triumph books probably can fill you in on the actual ratios.
I have no direct experience with changing gear ratios. I have dealt with
John, and he seems to be a "straight shooter".
>
>
That is all.
rml
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