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04-22-2009, 08:28 PM
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I am leaving the office now, here is the plan 
http://www.google.com/maps?f=d&sourc...,1.977539&z=10
http://www.google.com/maps?f=d&sourc...37499999999996
Nice, empty roads outside the city + freeway to try the 5th gear + check oil level before / after.
http://www.google.com/maps?f=d&sourc...,1.977539&z=10
http://www.google.com/maps?f=d&sourc...37499999999996
Nice, empty roads outside the city + freeway to try the 5th gear + check oil level before / after.
04-23-2009, 12:54 AM
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I'm putting a freshly rebuilt T5 in my car next week. Needless to say I was excited before, but reading this thread makes me want to drop in some new gears while I'm at it. Although I've been running with the original manual 3 speed for so long, it will be nice to enjoy a long drive from the Bay Area down to LA with that overdrive gear!
04-23-2009, 01:36 AM
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I am back from my test drive! I drove for about two hours, small roads + freeway + city. My oil level was perfect when I started (exactly in between min and max) but as expected I saw small drops after parking it and when I checked the level again (engine warm) it was a little below min. I definitely have to have this main rear seal fixed 
Other than that, it was great! I highly recommend 3.55 (or potentially 3.70) with a T5. That's exactly the way I like to drive: it can be smooth but you can always accelerate like crazy between two turns. I did not go past 5k RPM, I have plenty of power before that.
I can still probably make the tuning a little bit better (i.e. it is completely different than before but dyno tuning would help making it perfect).
In terms of sound, I love the rough idle and going past 2K with a 289 with Flowmaster is just ... pure pleasure!
In terms of 5th gear, it is still slow but perfectly usable past 60/65. I love to go back to 4th from time to time (usually it gets around 3K and the sound is great).
Just to conclude, my dad drives a 1986 Porsche 911 in France and that was kind of the reference for me (in terms of pleasure from the engine - a 3.2L with 231rwhp). I can proudly say now that my small 289 has nothing to be jealous of
Other than that, it was great! I highly recommend 3.55 (or potentially 3.70) with a T5. That's exactly the way I like to drive: it can be smooth but you can always accelerate like crazy between two turns. I did not go past 5k RPM, I have plenty of power before that.
I can still probably make the tuning a little bit better (i.e. it is completely different than before but dyno tuning would help making it perfect).
In terms of sound, I love the rough idle and going past 2K with a 289 with Flowmaster is just ... pure pleasure!
In terms of 5th gear, it is still slow but perfectly usable past 60/65. I love to go back to 4th from time to time (usually it gets around 3K and the sound is great).
Just to conclude, my dad drives a 1986 Porsche 911 in France and that was kind of the reference for me (in terms of pleasure from the engine - a 3.2L with 231rwhp). I can proudly say now that my small 289 has nothing to be jealous of
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