shifting into 5th?

[Darth Racer]

My car has 3.55s and I use the MT 305R45/17s on Racestars. At the 'strip, the rev limiter kicks in before the end of the 1/4 mile. TB closes and run is toast. I never thought 3.55s would be too low. Maybe if I had 4.10s. It's the internal gearing of the MT-82, isn't it? I have reset the rev limiter with my SCT, but.......

So, do i have to short shift 3rd and 4th and shift into 5th? That would suck. One more gear shift introduces more inconsistency. I'm just wondering if other guys have this problem.

 

[usaf_branham]

If u had 4.10's it would shut down even quicker. 4.10's = quicker accel with lower top speed. I dunno what kind of mods you have, but I ran mine down the 1/4 at Darlington before I did anything to the car and it didn't cut off on me in 4th... mine is a performance pack with 3.73's...
Personally, I would keep practicing with it.

 

[usaf_branham]

Also... 5th is 1:1 in the mt82. I dislike the gearing in it, I'd much prefer the ratios in the t56 road race version. You could try launching in 2nd.

 

[Darth Racer]

Also... 5th is 1:1 in the mt82. I dislike the gearing in it, I'd much prefer the ratios in the t56 road race version. You could try launching in 2nd.

WoW....I didn't know 5th was 1:1. I thought it was 4th. I misspoke about 4.10s. What I meant was, in the past, it would have taken 4.10s to give me the results I'm having now. It's the MT-82 gearing. My Shelby had the tremec 6060 and no problems.

I did quick research and the MT-82 is 1.32 in 4th. I think that's the issue. Looks like I'll have to shift into 5th.

 

[whatsup62]

How high do you rev it? You should be able to make it through the 1320' with 3.55's and MT82.... with 28" tires 133@ 7500 in 4th. Most guys are going to 3.31's for best results. I just did the TR6060 install. Here is a little chart I threw together.