does any one know.....

[MADT350]

having just bought a T350 i was just wondering what speeds you can do in each of the gears?

cheers...

[David Godfrey]

MADT350 said:

having just bought a T350 i was just wondering what speeds you can do in each of the gears?

cheers...

I think it depends on what gearbox i.e close ratio or not and what diff was or is now fitted. a form search for diff may help?

[hollowpockets]

think with the normal box and diff i get roughly 1st - 45mph, 2nd - 85mph, 3rd - 125mph, 4th - 165mph and iv never seen past that

[MADT350]

cheers for that i have the Hydratrak diff fitted....will that change it much?

[Daftlad]

hollowpockets said:

think with the normal box and diff i get roughly 1st - 45mph, 2nd - 85mph, 3rd - 125mph, 4th - 165mph and iv never seen past that

And there by hangs a tail.... Many T350s, and indeed Tamoras will acheive a higher top speed in 4th than in 5th.


(you got your bits sorted yet Graham)

[fairclp]

hollowpockets said:

think with the normal box and diff i get roughly 1st - 45mph, 2nd - 85mph, 3rd - 125mph, 4th - 165mph and iv never seen past that

Don't you meam 58 in 1st Graham as your 2nd and 3rd are the same as mine.

[madbadger]

fairclp said:

hollowpockets said:

think with the normal box and diff i get roughly 1st - 45mph, 2nd - 85mph, 3rd - 125mph, 4th - 165mph and iv never seen past that

Don't you meam 58 in 1st Graham as your 2nd and 3rd are the same as mine.

My 1st, 2nd and 3rd are about the same as HPs.

I think the close ratio box gets near 60 in 1st. Not sure if the others change.

[shorts!]

Blimey, have you guys really been taking your cars to max revs in each of these gears? Assuming max revs is about 7k, my car with a close ratio box gives 63mph in 1st, 98 in 2nd, 126 in 3rd. Beyond this aerodynamics/drag will upset this theoretical extrapolation. Ignoing that minor inconvenience 4th would be around 154 and 5th an unlikely 189!
In the slightly more real world (on track) I will generally change from 2nd to 3rd at mid 80s, and from 3rd to 4th at about 110, if accelerating hard. 110mph in 4th is 5000rpm which is still high enough to sustain good acceleration. I've not had an opportunity to get huge speed in 5th, as I've not taken it on a long enough airstrip/straight line or indeed out of the country.