I finally got around to calculating the gear ratios and speeds for the car. I have a T5 251 box which takes 300lbs-ft torque – hopefully enough to cope with the V8. The rear diff is a Jag 3.51 ratio.
As I have not got the actual wheels yet the tyre size may be off.
| Johns FIA | Jaguar diff 3.51 | |||||
| Tremec T5 1352 – 251 Gearbox 300lbs-ft | ||||||
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Gears |
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Tyre dia. |
Axle |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
|
25.5 |
3.51 |
2.95 |
1.94 |
1.34 |
1 |
0.63 |
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Revs |
Speed |
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1000 |
7 |
11 |
16 |
22 |
34 |
|
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2000 |
15 |
22 |
32 |
43 |
69 |
|
|
3000 |
22 |
33 |
48 |
65 |
103 |
|
|
4000 |
29 |
45 |
65 |
86 |
137 |
|
|
5000 |
37 |
56 |
81 |
108 |
172 |
|
|
5500 |
40 |
61 |
89 |
119 |
189 |
|
|
6000 |
44 |
67 |
97 |
130 |
206 |
|
|
6500 |
48 |
72 |
105 |
141 |
223 |
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