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Oct 21, 2004, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MitsuSkot

Also, would the gears get gradually wider if the final gear is changed? what i mean is, if 2nd gear had approx. 5 mph added to the top after the final gear change, would that reflect a larger addition to the higher gears? say 7mph more to 3rd, 9mph more to 4th, and 12 mph more to 5th?

I don't think the gears would get any wider by changing the final drive gear. They'd all get taller.

It is my understanding that yes, you'd get 7 more to 3rd, 9 to 4th, etc... I'm pretty sure the rpm after a shift wouldn't change unless you changed the gear itself, not the final drive.