Quote Originally Posted by Flyinglizard View Post
The 4.22 works well at very few tracks, runs the weak 5th gear too hard, too long....
The 4.25 R&P I referenced uses the stock 16V 5th gear. It is the 8V 4th gear that must be changed, as noted, because the splines on the pinion are a different size than those on the stock 16V 4th gear but the teeth are otherwise identical. Top speed with the 4.25R&P is a theoretical 120ish mph, which I think is the aero limit of the car anyhow, so I don't see how having the shorter R&P would affect top speed.

I see the 3.67 as a handicap on the 16V since the 1.8L 16V has less bottom end grunt than an 1.8L 8V which has what, a 3.89 or 3.94 R&P.

Good luck with the series, I was just asking to understand the advantages/disadvantages of the shorter R&P in a 1.8L 16V.