[Ron61]

I had 3.27 gears in my other Cobra and with the large split 5th gear was almost unusable. Great for cruising if you could find a place with a high speed limit. But the .7 split made my 5th gear around a 2.10 which is really high. In the Coupe I have 3.56s which make it wind a little higher to 60 in 4th but I like them as they give a lot of acceleration and I still have a top end that will get me a ticket if I don't watch it. Also your tire size comes into play so don't forget to factor that in. If you are going to road race the lower gears are a definite advantage as with the 3.27 gears I had to drop to 2nd in some corners where with the 3.56 gears I only drop to 3rd and sometimes I stay in 4th. I had the Tremec 5 speed in the first car and you also need to know what your split between 4th and 5th is. In the Coupe I have the .6 split which also adds to the RPM at speeds but gives better acceleration and lets me drive in 5th most of the time when just out driving.

Ron