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1. Re: 5 speed question (score: 1): Author: mgbob@juno.com (Bob Howard); Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 10:32:12 EST; For years and years, it was the practice to have top gear at 1 to 1. An overdrive unit was then bolted on in order to achieve the OD ratios, .87 to 1 or whatever. Making the top gear with an OD rati; /html/mg-t/1999-01/msg00005.html (8,263 bytes)
2. Re: 5 speed question (score: 1): Author: Simon Matthews <simon_matthews@avanticorp.com>; Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 08:19:28 -0800; I think your definition of what is an overdrive gear is wrong -- I don't believe it is simply a function of the ratio in the gearbox but rather I had always understood that an overdrive gear was one; /html/mg-t/1999-01/msg00006.html (9,482 bytes)
3. Re: 5 speed question (score: 1): Author: mgbob@juno.com (Bob Howard); Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 11:28:32 EST; I'll have to defer to greater expertise than mine to debate this further. My observations have always been, though, that one hears of an OD unit but not an OD rear-axle gear. BOb; /html/mg-t/1999-01/msg00007.html (10,309 bytes)
4. RE: 5 speed question (score: 1): Author: Lewis Palmer <lpalmer@vanstar.com>; Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 09:17:41 -0800; The original question was what constitutes an overdrive. Simply put, an overdrive is a gearing mechanism which allows a lower than 1:1 ratio on the driveshaft.In fact, the overall intent is to provid; /html/mg-t/1999-01/msg00008.html (11,383 bytes)
5. Re: 5 speed question (score: 1): Author: Dave and Liz DuBois <ddubois@sinclair.net>; Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 13:00:39 -0800; I don't often jump into these discussions, however I think I will join this one. Bob Howard and Lew Palmer are absolutely correct. An overdrive is either an add on unit or a gear ratio in the gear bo; /html/mg-t/1999-01/msg00009.html (9,063 bytes)
6. Re: 5 speed question (score: 1): Author: "Your Name" <MARKSHERMAN@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 08:48:01 -0500; You may be correct in saying that driving all day at 4200 rpm wont damage anything. But in a TD (@about14mph per 1000 rpm) you are going only 58.8 mph. I feel safer going 68 mph on the interstates--; /html/mg-t/1999-01/msg00010.html (9,336 bytes)
7. Re: 5 speed question (score: 1): Author: Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net>; Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 21:18:49 -0800; Hi Dave, Glad to see someone else who believes that TD's are meant to be driven. But, I'm going to differ with you a bit. I think that one of the best moves that I made was to install a set of 4.30 g; /html/mg-t/1999-01/msg00011.html (8,949 bytes)
8. RE: 5 speed question (score: 1): Author: Lewis Palmer <lpalmer@vanstar.com>; Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 19:53:17 -0800; Pardon my "poetic license". I've been running a TD for 17 years on the 5.125 rear axle ratio, and have crossed the country several times. I have no problem doing it, but at 4400 RPM indicated, I'm do; /html/mg-t/1999-01/msg00012.html (10,166 bytes)
9. Re: 5 speed question (score: 1): Author: Andrew Moyce <amoyce@pol.net>; Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 14:10:23 -0800; I have followed the discussions about overdrives and 5-speeds with My TD has a TF (1:4.875) rear end which matches nicely with the rebuilt and ported engine. I feel the car is at peace with itself un; /html/mg-t/1999-01/msg00013.html (9,115 bytes)
10. Re: 5 speed question (score: 1): Author: TATERRY@aol.com; Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 18:29:35 EST; << honoring the Mark and all that. There is an outfit that makes overdrive units that are designed for interposing into a split driveshaft in any vehicle . . . cost about $1500 and concerns over whet; /html/mg-t/1999-01/msg00014.html (8,032 bytes)
11. Re: 5 speed question (score: 1): Author: lee j streepey <streepey@sunset.net>; Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 15:56:41 -0800; Been following all of the discusssion re overdrives, 5th gears, etc. Have had my STOCK TD since 1972, and had one befor that that I got in 1961. It was totally stock also. Had a "high speed" rear end; /html/mg-t/1999-01/msg00015.html (10,150 bytes)
12. Re: 5 speed question (score: 1): Author: Rocky Frisco <rockyfrisco@earthlink.net>; Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 18:44:46 -0600; My apologies up front for jumping into something I don't have much info about. Of course, I'm not having a problem with my ride, since it's the Victor quasi-TF and uses MGB running gear, power-train,; /html/mg-t/1999-01/msg00016.html (10,600 bytes)
13. Re: 5 speed question (score: 1): Author: mgbob@juno.com (Bob Howard); Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 20:23:24 EST; I agree with your thought that these cars were designed for high revs per mile, but think that was not very important at the time they were built. When they were built, less than half the roads in E; /html/mg-t/1999-01/msg00017.html (12,815 bytes)
14. RE: 5 speed question (score: 1): Author: Lewis Palmer <lpalmer@vanstar.com>; Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 17:55:56 -0800; It sure would. I would guess there is probably as much as 10% to be gained by having a bigger tire diameter. But most of the larger tires are bias ply, and I think I'd stick to my Dunlop SP20 radials; /html/mg-t/1999-01/msg00018.html (8,590 bytes)
15. Re: 5 speed question (score: 1): Author: CIAG6@aol.com; Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 22:04:44 EST; << Somewhere out there there has to be an add-on overdrive unit that we could adapt to the T cars . . . possibly mounted at the rear of the drive shaft under the storage area. >> Why not accept the T; /html/mg-t/1999-01/msg00019.html (7,601 bytes)
16. Re: 5 speed question (score: 1): Author: Andrew Moyce <amoyce@pol.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 18:21:17 -0800; Marque has it . . temorary loss of orientation caused by driving on the left hand side of the road. The unit in question is made by Mitchell MFG, P.O. Box 236, Healdsburg, CA. (707) 433-8329 or (800); /html/mg-t/1999-01/msg00022.html (8,961 bytes)

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