Thread: Really short gearing, or is it just me?
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Old 12th March 2022, 07:01   #9
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Originally Posted by finnjb View Post
... like no slightly longer factory final drive or anything?
Thanks for your reply Finn.
If you did that your acceleration would suffer. If it really bothers you I'd say your best bet is to look out for a nice 1.8 Turbo which will give you 3,000 rpm at 70 mph.

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