Close ratio gears?

Crash

^^^^ WOW! 5th gear is 1:1!!!! These gears are DEFINITELY aggressive! I see how they got the Auto to good gas mileage though. The auto is going to pull nice between 2nd and 4th.

I'm so used to the tall GM gears where 4th is 1:1 with 5th and 6th both as over drives.

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tvfreakazoid

So, is the gear ratio set up good on the 370? What will need to be done to hit 200mph on the 370? I wonder if there is any video out for a 350 doing 200+?

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AK370Z

Why do you want to hit 200 MPH, anyway? Our car speeds are limited by government. Some of the questions you are asking can simply be looked up in . As much as I try to encourage asking questions, don't abuse the system.

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Yes, that's a good setup. Top end (theoretically) is above 200MPH with this current gearing, however, you'd need a LOT more power to get the car to 200MPH. Lets say for argument's sake, double the power you've currently got. The faster you go, the more drag you have... Drag is caused by 2 different issues on the car: 1) the aerodynamics of the car's body, and 2) the rolling resistance of the tires. The faster you go, the more both of these dragging variables increase. There is actually math you can do to figure exactly how much power you'll need to beat these forces and get the car to 200MPH.

Keep this in mind: A Corvette ZR1 weighs about 100Lbs more than the 370Z and has 638HP. It's drag coefficient is LOWER than the Z's and the rolling resistance is almost identical. The top speed on the ZR1 is approx 206MPH. Keep in mind, that car was designed to reach that speed and has the correct suspension to do so. A Z would need a suspension over-haul, better aerodynamics, and WAY better tires to achieve the same goal with 640HP. The Z is not designed for straight line performance. It's designed for the canyons, and as far as I know, there's not a single canyon you can break 130MPH in.

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