2.66 low gear vs close ratio

And now a short rant.
With just 4 gears, there's a lot of compromising going on to make the A833 work the way you want it to, or need it to. It would be just so much easier with one more gear. And I see they are coming.

I would like to see a tranny something like this;
The ratios; 2.95-1.76-1.24-1.00-.68 and the splits; .60-.70-.80-.68
If you run 4.30s with this, you will have a starter gear of 12.68, and a cruise rpm of 2180 at 60mph.Third will get you 95@6100. and Direct 4th will get you 118@6300
But remember this one thing; you will be outshifting 3rd at 102mph@6500, so 4th only needs to pull from 102 to 118, and from about 5500 to 6300. Did you see that? An 800rpm pull right through the heart of the power peak ! And did you also see 3rd gear? Almost the perfect tranny; A really nice starter gear(if a little high for a streeter),excellent cruise gear,a pretty good trans for both 1/8th and 1/4 mileing.Oh and a really really nice 1-2.Think zero to 60mph.60mph will be 5650 in 2nd. Pretty sweet.
This might not be the perfect tranny, but IMHO it would be a great street tranny that could track pretty good too, certainly far better than any A-833.
A quick comparo with 4.30s; the FD will look like this;
the 5spd, 12.68-7.57-5.33-4.30-2.92, and the splits; .60-.70-.80-.68
the 4spd, 11.44-8.26-6.02-4.30-none, and the splits; .72-.73-.71 this is the 2.66low

Ok, drive thru