UnCivic -
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Originally Posted by UnCivic
CarloSW2,
That's an interesting 5th gear mod and would be perfect for what I want to accomplish. Unfortunately, the only Civic transmission mod that I could realistically make would be to replace the long geared D16Y7 transmission with a shorter geared D16Y8 transmission, but this is contrary to the philosophy du jour.
Since I'm leaning towards the 195 tire size anyway, the options are really narrowed down to:
195/65 R14 OD=24 inches = ~+2%
195/70 R14 OD=24.7 inches = ~+5%
What I may do is get single 195/70 mounted to see if it fits. If it does, then I can buy the other 3. If it doesn't fit, then the 195/65's will probably fit, so the worst case is that I eat the cost of one tire mounting.
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Sounds like a plan. I'd be willing to do that test for my car also. Here is a comparison of the 195/70 R14 to OEM :
Your thread got me thinking that I will explore bumping up the tire size again when my current set needs replacing.
I mentioned the gear mod because my 2% isn't as big as the possible ~10% you were talking about. I don't know what your typical driving topography is, but I definitely think you are still fine at ~5%.
CarloSW2
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