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Originally Posted by Badger
Transmission choice for a coupe is a function of use. Remember that these cars were originally GTs...cars that could be raced on open roads for long distances, like the Tour de France. Coupes are meant to be high speed cruisers and having more ratios in the trans' makes 'em more flexible for whatever conditions prevail.
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The brock coupe is a modern rendition of an original coupe, meant to be sold to the public, to people with a specific interest in the overall appearence of the original daytona coupe, but yet with a redesigned chassis/body for greater ergonomics, and maybe performance depending on who you talk to. The original coupes were for designed only for racing. The cobra roadsters were also GT's, meant to be driven for long distance racing, but they lacked the aerodynamics for the very high speed needed.
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Originally Posted by Badger
Superformance Coupes come with only a single rear end ratio that is too high for most T56 six speeds, unless you opt for for lower profile tires. This isn't a "period look", but the combination is fantastic as the smaller, lighter tires have less inertial and unsprung weight and combined with BRE wheels save about 53 lbs in rotating weight!
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They come standard with 3.46's, which combined with the T56, which is a wide ratio 4 speed with double overdrive, I would think should be about right. I would think putting on smaller diameter tires is only going to make 1st gear even steeper, which may not be the best for straight line accelerationperformance , but more ideal for parades. I would think that if you want to put on smaller diameter tires, then you'd be better off with 3.07's in the rear or something like that.