Tall gears and 4-speeds

Tall gears and 4-speeds

How does it drive?
Can you be more specific?

Jarlaxle said
About what? I'm not following you.

Can you be more specific as to how does it drive; as in What area?
are you asking about cruising? or
about the loss of performance with the 2.76s? or
loss of passing power? or
the loss of the use of your Second gear powerband? or
As in; what exactly are you trying to achieve with the switch?

Jarlaxle said
70MPH actual (on GPS-speedo is considerably off) is 3000RPM. Usual highway speeds in this area are 70-75MPH.

>The math comes to 2980rpm
>"with your combo; 65= 2300 rpm which cruises fatastic"
.......Edit; with your contemplated combo, the 2.76s
As in; with your engine/trans/tire combo the new 2.76 gears will cruise fantastic, ; a direct answer to your question of; How will it drive?

Jarlaxle said
The OD is an option...but that's a much bigger cost than a gear swap.

I buy the ODs at swap meets for ~$50 to $150, and my record for taking one down is 17 minutes. And that includes dropping the dual 3" TTIs, the stick, and the GVod.
How long will it take to swap your gears? and can you do it yourself?

Jarlaxle said
I have driven tall-geared cars, including a Volare with what I think was 2.94 or 2.76 and 4-speed. Yes, I know that was a 3.09 low 833OD, but it was also a heavier car than my zero-option Duster, with a slant six.

IDK man; I have had both cars, and I wouldn't say that the Duster/360 is much lighter than the Volare/225; both with 4-speeds, both similarly optioned. I mean yur looking at less than 10% difference; probably less than 5%.

nice cam BTW