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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
No, I've got the stock gearing all around and it is pretty bad. I can use 5th at ~30MPH on flat ground, so at highway speeds it is ridonkulous. I am still on the original clutch (at ~163K) so I don't know if I will be able to justify a final drive swap. Both 4th and 5th are "overdrive" gears but with a 4.31:1 final drive, it is wasted.
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My buddy and I were talking, if someone was able to get a Taller fifth gear in there, say reducing 70mph cruising RPM from 3500 to 2900, would the little motor even have enough torque to push the car up the slightest hill? Because I have noticed a big difference with this 12% Taller geared VX tranny that I have to climb Hills quite a bit slower to maintain the same mpg.