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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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To: Bartholomew Roberts

Roughly?


51 posted on 10/21/2016 8:21:24 PM PDT by TexasGator
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