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Originally Posted by MikeB
Richmond is coming out with a 5 speed overdrive and I understand it will be unveiled at the SEMA show. You might want to check that out also - they usually have a nice selection of gears available for their products.
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They already make a 5 speed, a true close ratio 5 speed with 5th gear 1:1, ( and not a wide ratio 4 speed with an overdrive).
Gear the rear with 2.88's, and with 1st gear 3.27, or get the 3.04, and it should be pretty close to perfect ratio's, and with 2.88 rears, not bad for cruising in 5th.
If your car is already geared with 3.50's or something like that, then you'll definitely need an OD trans if you want better cruising rpm's without changing the rear gears as well. However, when you can design your car with any diff ratio you want, then you can pick the tranny you want, and then gear the rear with the appropriate ratio for the tranny selected.
Good luck.