5th gear swaps

[worldcyclist@earthlink.net (worldcyclist)]

I have a .76 5th gearset for sale. Make resonable offer if interested.
Gary
Oregon

Joe Doty wrote:

> I had my old 4K built with a .71 5th.  It was about a 1500 RPM
> drop...great for cruising on the freeway at about 70-75 MPH but it made
> for a pretty huge power drop after 4th gear, even with a 2.0 16v.  4th
> is indeed a little crunchy from downshifting at speed (umm probably
> because of racing on the freeway).
>
> If I were to do it again I'd probably go with a .75 or .76.
>
> Joe Doty
> IT/Development
> joe@lcnetwork.com
>
> > With the FK tranny in my rocc now, I really miss the cruisability of
> the
> > .71
> > 5th in my 7A  (and the slightly lower noise factor)  I would like to
> pop
> > the
> > 7A's 5th into the FK.  I remember a post a while ago about someone
> blowing
> > synchros from downshifting to a 1.13 4th from a .71 5th.  I assume
> this
> > could be avoided by getting more into the habit of revving during the
> > downshift.  The rev difference at 60 MPH would be ~1500 rpm, according
> to
> > the .org gear calc.  Any opinions on this?
> >
> > Also, I'm running 195 50 R15's
>
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