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Old 29-08-12, 12:37 AM
Julian Caples Julian Caples is offline
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a correction

for the BWCR5 box the service manual (and handbook) gives the ratio as 3.16:1 (which i put in the table below), if you actually calculate the ratio using gear teeth ratios it is actually 3.61:1 (which gives the correctly quoted 14:1 overall ratio with a 3.9 diff) - a simple typo that seems to have been perpetuated in a number of sources

so a straight CR5 box will still have a first gear that is too low for you - you will need the 2.92:1 ratio of the sports boxes

Julian

Last edited by Julian Caples; 29-08-12 at 08:33 AM. Reason: improved phrasing to remove ambiguity
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