What re the gear ratios for my '98s automatic? What ratio is the transaxle?

 

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5-speed
1st 3.285
2nd 1.850
3rd 1.206
4th 0.954
5th 0.759
final 3.823

Automatic
1st 2.785
2nd 1.545
3rd 1.000
4th 0.694
final 3.789