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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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hey everybody i just hada question about my trans. i just switched my rear in the car from i thnk likea 280 summin to a 325 with posi and i was wondering if those gears would work with a t-5 manual trans?i havea c-4 streetfighter trans in it right now i jus wanted to know if thet-5 would work well if at all with the rear i got
Old Feb 10, 2008 | 02:41 PM
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The engine would be turningpretty low rpm's in 5th gear. Comes out to a 2.21:1 final gear ratio. It would be perfectly driveable, but 5th would be a cruising gear only. You'd get much better performance out of a lower gear in the back.
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