>I would disagree for the following reasons. The first tranny had a first >gear that went on for ever It didn't have a strong bite in first, and the >revs needed to shift to second to too long. The second tranny, which I had
>initially, ran out of steam quickly in first gear. The Verde tranny was an >excellent compromise. I had it installed in my 1985 2.5, and noticed an >immediate improvement. The engine still pulled hard in first, but didn't require >the early shift that the original tranny did. When I installed the 3.0 it >got even better. My 1985 is my track car. --Bruce Hi Bruce, I guess if you're talking off the line, then perhaps. However here is our data point. We were running a stock 3.0 in LeMons with a stock 3.55 gearbox. The two 2.5 Milanos with 4.10 Platinum boxes were able to out accelerate us on the track (admittedly, we're not talking about off the line, but on the track coming out of corners, down the straight, etc). Installing a 4.10 Platinum box in our Verde was a game changer. Again, we're talking mostly third and fourth gears, not off the line. bs -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
