4 speed od or 5 speed

Those McLeod ratios are pretty sweet.
2.95-1.94-1.34-1.00-.63............ the %splits are 66-69-75-.63
That makes a nice tight 3-4 shift to help a little engine pull some mph.
My combo runs 3.09-1.92-1.40-1.09-.78... And the %splits are 62-73-78-72. This is dynamite spits.I think the McLeod is a close second, and their O/D is a hair better.
With the Mcleod box;
To run the eighth and trap at 6500@93mph requires about 4.30s out back.It would trap at the top of third gear. 4.30s x .63-O/D makes a nice 2.71 highway gear, and 4.30 x 2.95 makes a nice 12.69 starter gear.The starter gear is well suited to a 3.31 stroke engine, and, I love it. If you do the math on this gearset this is what it looks like with 4.30s; 12.69-8.34-5.76-4.30-2.71.
With my set-up;
The 833/GV,which is very satisfying, would be with 4.11s to match 3rd gears, and looks like this; 12.70-7.89-5.75-4.48-3.21
I would almost swap my GV for this in a heart beat. Had it been available in 99 I would have purchased it instead of the GV. As a bonus it puts the stick high,and back, between the buckets, where mine already is.And the 500ftlbs is generous enough for a street SBM. Coming in spring 2016,eh? Hmmmmm
Let's see, I'M currently running 3.55s so my starter gear is 10.97 which I like a lot. With a 2.95 first I would run a 3.73 chunk, for a starter gear of 11.00(nice), and the O/D would be 2.35, SWEET.That would make 65mph into1900rpm. I just love it. Anybody out there want a GearVendor?


Too bad it's so chebbyugly!