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#11
Originally Posted by djpeak10,Sep 27 2006, 10:57 PM
Dave is your tranny acting up or did you just want a new one? How many miles are on your ap1 trans?
As you know, I already have the 4.44 gears. I got used to them and wanted a little more but I didn't want to sacrifice the highway cruising rpm that I so enjoy. I kinda wanted the 4.57s but having already done the rear gears, I didn't want to go there again, since I do mods for interests sake and I don't like doing something twice. Besides, I was still not very keen on risking gear whine while my 4.44s have been working so flawlessly for many years. I also didn't want to raise my highway rpm. 4.77s were out of the question. Too much for a blown engine and too high of highway rpm for my liking.
I did my calculations and the AP2 tranny combined with the 4.44 gears would give me about the equivalent of 4.6 FD in the first 4 gears, while making 5th and 6th seem like about 4.3, resulting in even better highway cruising ease. IMO, this is a match made in heaven.
I've been trying to get a used one and Hecash was going to spring me a very nice deal but the shipping to Canada proved to be a nightmare, so I told Harry to sell it locally since he had buyers lined up. I decided I wouldn't trust anyone else's used AP2 anyway and none could be found in Canada, so I pulled the pin and bought a brand new one.
I was about to sell the S and get something else, but nothing else suited my needs for the time being. These latest mods will keep me interested in the car for a couple more years at least. Besides, I wasn't quite ready to leave the S2000 community just yet.
#12
I know what you guys mean about working on the car. I don't do it solely for the performance gains. I do it for fun and to understand the car better. I don't look at these sorts of things as work. I look at them as a hobby. No rush. Just peck away at it and take my time. I did my Vortech over a period of several weeks.
#15
Originally Posted by djpeak10,Sep 27 2006, 11:24 PM
so what would happen to my gear ratio if I got an AP2 tranny considering I have 4.77 gears? I figure with my rear tire size of 265-35-18 I reversed that aggresive gearset somewhat
#18
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Originally Posted by djpeak10,Sep 28 2006, 12:24 AM
so what would happen to my gear ratio if I got an AP2 tranny considering I have 4.77 gears? I figure with my rear tire size of 265-35-18 I reversed that aggresive gearset somewhat