95turbo gxe

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I was wondering what is the maximum speed you could go in a vg 5speed in 2nd,3rd and 4th gear as my speedo doest work

Dillbag

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It might be in the owner's manual...i remember i read the manual for an old bmw, and it was in there. I can check mine.

Or if there are any math wizzes on the board, they can do the rpm/gear ratio/tire size thing.

vansskaterfreek

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3rd gear for my VG auto is 115 MPH.......1st gear is 40 MPH...2nd is 75 MPH....3rd is 115 MPH but that is my auto... i dunno if a 5 speed is different.. i imagine they are similar

internetautomar

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FSM has it I think.....

twinkle

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5 speed and auto are WAY different, one has 34 gears, and the other has 5 for one.... if no one posts it up before i get my car fixed i'll do it for you, what do you want how fast i'm going at like 6k?

Alex_V

Ill have to dig out my manual. but 3rd is something like 90-100, 4th around 115-120 and 5th....to top out 5th in redline I think its just theoritical. I know frist is about 32 or and 2ed is 63 or so. But I havn't driven the max in a week.

~Alex

95turbo gxe

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I know when My speedo was working 5th tops out at like 147 to 151 some where in their. But any how i though third was at about 90 ish.

mtcookson

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6,000 rpm redline
235/45/17 tires

1st - 38 mph
2nd - 67 mph
3rd - 97 mph
4th - 130 mph
5th - 156 mph

Reverse - 36 mph (just for the heck of it)

nismosleeper

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I hit the limiter and my speedo said 115 in third...do I need a new speedometer?

95turbo gxe

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hey mark are you sure about that? I can go like only 60 in second with 225/45/17.
this is what I remember when My speedo work
1st 30
2nd 60
3rd I want to say 95 not sure though
4th no clue
5th was like 147 to 151 guessing as i pegged the ve gauges in my vg gxe

mtcookson

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Going by your tire size 225-45-17 it should be:

1 - 37
2 - 66
3 - 96
4 - 128
5 - 154

Tire pressure can change the speeds but most likely, the guages are probably just slightly off.

You know what... I just remember you had the VE tranny... this is what yours should roughly be:

1st - 35 mph
2nd - 63 mph
3rd - 92 mph
4th - 122 mph
5th - 147 mph

@ 6,000 rpm with 225-45-17 tires

Speeds will also vary a little bit due to fuel cut being around 6200 rpm or so.

95turbo gxe

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ok well how about this one.
I ran at the track with my Z wheels
225/50/16
what would be the mph on the gears on that one. And does that put me at a better gear ratio for the 1/4 with that tire/rim combo than My street tires size 225/45/17

ok Also I ran at the track on saturday and I had the street z tires and rims on the front. I did my previous best time on 10psi with no cams or head work. I ran a whole second slower than my previous time at 9psi with cam and head work due to spinning. when i shifted to 3rd gear they starting spinning bad. My 1/8 was like a 9.5 but yet the 1/4 time was like 14.2. Well I know that im making more power at 9psi with a very rich air/fuel ratio. I could not get a kock level over 18 at the track ....thats very rich to me. But yet the tires would cut loose in third. So I need tires and a tune before i will return to the track

mtcookson

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For my references:
1st= 3.285
2nd= 1.850
3rd= 1.272
4th= 0.954
5th= 0.795
Reverse= 3.429
Final Drive Ratio= 3.650

1st= 3.285
2nd= 1.850
3rd= 1.272
4th= 0.954
5th= 0.795
Reverse= 3.429
Final Drive Ratio= 3.823


6000 rpm, 225-50-16
1st - 35
2nd - 63
3rd - 91
4th - 122
5th - 146

95turbo gxe

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Does that put me at a better gear ratio for the 1/4 with that tire/rim combo 225/50/16 than My street tires size 225/45/17 ?

mtcookson

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I'm not sure actually. What are you speeds in the 1/4 right now?

95turbo gxe

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well thats hard to say right now because of spinning so bad but my best was 105 before now its like 104

mtcookson

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Actually, now that I look at it again your street tires are only .1 inch bigger than the tires you're using for the strip.

I don't know a whole lot about the best gear ratios for the drag strip but I know you want to at least keep it so that you don't have to shift while crossing the 1/4 mile line. If you start getting up to the top of 4th and need to shift right near the end of the track I'd probably go with a slightly larger tire. Hopefully someone with some more track experience can chime in though because I'm not 100% sure.