Re: stick shift Execs

Posted by Craig Hendrickson On 2010/2/14 21:55:33
JackVines wrote: Quote:
What was the rear gear ratio for the overdrive Clippers versus what was standard for the Twin-Ultramatic?

One big advantage for overdrive is using a lower rear gear for acceleration and having a higher gear for cruising. It makes all the difference in the world in the performance. The '56 Golden Hawk with overdrive had a 3.90 rear gear and 2.81 in overdrive. The T-U cars got a 3.07 rear gear.


FWIW, my 1956 Panther (nee Clipper) is 3.23:1. My 55 Pat is 3.54:1. Both were(are) T-U.

Craig

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