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Originally Posted by dennyt
Wow, that's ambitious! Here I am hemming and hawing about which Subaru engine to swap in, and you've combined the engine, chassis, and body of 3 different makes!
What are your thoughts on final drive gearing and cruise RPM?
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The rmp's at cruise was something that I looked at way before I started gathering parts for this project. I didn't want to spend money on something that wouldn't drive right. I've made a spreadsheet where I can try different transmission, diffs, and tires to find the right set up for what I need. It will be avalible to download once I get the design section of my site up in a couple of weeks.
Right now I'm planning on using 32" tires with the stock trans (G58) and 4.10 diff gears. cruising at 100kph my engine will be operating at around 2300 rmp's.
One thing that would make this better would be to do a 5th gear swap with a G54 trans. I will probably do this if/when the transmission gives me trouble and needs to be rebuilt.