My '66 Vette hit 62mph in 4 sec before shifting to 2nd. But that big block avg'd 12-13 mpg.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Eric McCord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 10:58 PM Subject: Re: Best of both worlds??? > While not cheap, the Quaife gears will give you a lot more room before you > have to shift. I can hit over 40mph in first gear. Aside from being > virtually bulletproof and really tightening up the entire drivetrain I can > cruise around in 25mph zones in first gear all day long and the gear whine > turns a lot of heads too, hehe. > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Eric McCord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> not concerned with stoplight perfomance........but it certainly would >> help >> out with the fact that I EAT UP 1st gear now. >> >> On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 1:21 AM, Ray Ayala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > The 1.6 would get seriously lethargic at stoplights with the CTS diff. >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > *From:* Eric McCord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > *To:* [email protected] >> > *Sent:* Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:33 PM >> > *Subject:* Best of both worlds??? >> > >> > I have been debating with a coworker about how Elvis gets better gas >> > mileage now as a LS1 vs running a 4 cyl. I know it is due to the CTS >> > diff >> > and taller gearing. It started me thinking.......always has the >> > potential to >> > get dangerous with me. >> > >> > What would a 1.6 FMII get with the CTS diff vs the Torsen I am running >> > now. >> > Also, as I recall from my Torsen swap there was not alot involved in >> > changing it over. >> > >> > What I thought would be cool is to simplify the swap by making the 1/2 >> > shafts two piece and be able to change over the Torsen CV side over to >> > the >> > CTS CV side. Run the CTS diff for gas mileage and swap in the Torsen >> > for >> > having serious fun. And if I ever have my dream come true be able to >> > swap in >> > the Torsen for SERIOUS FUN with the LS1 engine....... >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------ >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Miatapower mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower >> > >> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
