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To: Bartholomew Roberts

Manual 3 speed?

Assume that’s 4. And no way does that car get to 160.


35 posted on 10/21/2016 7:59:47 PM PDT by moehoward
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To: moehoward

Base trans was a 3-speed manual but not many like that were sold. Likewise, few buyers opted for the lowest price Powerglide 2-speed when they ordered an automatic on C2 (1963-1967) Corvettes.

But in any event, the top gear ratio on the 3-speed manual was nearly the same as the wide ratio 4-speed - roughly 1:1. (Neither were overdrive in top gear.)

The rear axle ratio makes more of a difference to top speed than the slight variations in top gear ratios of the transmissions on most cars of that era.


46 posted on 10/21/2016 8:14:39 PM PDT by Bartholomew Roberts
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I have a ‘79 L-82 4 speed. I have had it up to 110, but the wind resistance really goes up. 160? No way.


95 posted on 10/22/2016 4:45:05 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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