Terry,
I have often wondered that myself. The suspension settings in the US tend to be for comfort but diff ratios, I don't know. The only thing I can think of was to give them a bit better off-line performance when compared US domestic cars. Also fuel has been cheaper in the US.
Cheers
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From: Terry & Heather [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, 17 April 2000 12:38
To: Ozdat
Subject: RE: 240k AUTO diff
Michael,
It was very common to have US/Canada one ratio lower diffs than
Aussie bound & produced cars across most of the Nissan/Datsun
range from around the start of the 510 production run. I've often
wondered what the philosophy behind that was, maybe the Japanese
thought Australia doesn't have hills or as we had prima-facie (sp)
speed limits in those days we drove around flat out everywhere.
(:-
--
Terry
"You win some, you lose some, you wreck some."
Dale Earnhardt
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> From: "Foreshew, Michael, HiServ/AU"
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> Subject: RE: 240k AUTO diff
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 07:44:20 +1000
> -----
> The manual I have lists the following for the 610
>
> 180B manual and auto for US/Canada 3.9
> 180B Automatic except US/Canada 3.7
>
> This was up to July 1976.
>
> Cheers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: malcolm cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, 17 April 2000 6:03
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: 240k AUTO diff
>
> The parts book says all C110 (coupes)are 3.5 if auto or 4 speed.
> 180BSSS
> if early model and 4 speed then it is a 3.7
> if it is a later model and its 5 speed its a 4.1.
>
> Thats from the export parts book that lists full options for Oz
imported
> cars but not oz built.
>
> Malcolm
>
> Terry & Heather wrote:
> >
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