Updated Fifth gear question

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PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 3:00 pm
Hi Guys,

Thanks again to all the folks who reached out and gave me some great starting numbers for the set up of the car, I look forward to starting to dial it in at the test day @ the NJMP National next month.

Well, my car was believed to have the old 5th gear in to ( after speaking with the past 2 owners although to be fair the car only ran 3 events in the past 7 years ) and so I ordered the update and found some free time this afternoon to switch them out. So after taking the case cover off, I decided to count the teeth on the new gears ( 5th and reverse ) of both the new set and the one in the transmission. They both have the same ( 40 teeth on the 5th gear and 30 on the reverse ) and I put a micrometer on them and the both measure 77.7 mm.

Anyone remember the measurements of the old gears so I can confirm that the new ones are in there? I might have just gotten lucky.
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PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 6:06 pm
Are you sure about the # of teeth? The gear ratio s/b .77 on the new gears.
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PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 7:59 pm
Yes, I counted both sets a few times.

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PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 8:06 pm
Believe it or not, I still have the old gear - it has 41 teeth and measures about 79mm

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PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 10:45 pm
Wow, Steve, you are a life saver! Thanks a ton.
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PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2012 2:44 pm
41 teeth makes more sense as that comes out to .73 (30/41)
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