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Alternative rear end ratios
Are there alternatives to the stock rear end ratios available?
Can you recommend somewhere to have a transaxle rebuilt with new ring and pinion gears? TIA, Lance 944 ITS racer |
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09-15-2010, 04:54 AM
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is your car a 944 8v or 16v car . on my 16v car i use two deferent tran's when i race . i will use a v8 trans at low speed tracks like line rock and nhms and go back to the 16v trans for higher speed tracks like the glen , mosport , tremblant . in my 944 v8 cars i just have the oe stock trans . there so low on tork it would never pull a taller gear . there are 3 FDR's for the USA market the 9:35 , 8:31 and 8:27 .
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09-15-2010, 09:10 AM
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My '83 is an 8v engine. What cars did the lowest final drive ratios come in?
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09-15-2010, 09:16 AM
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you have the lowest in the car if its a oe stock v8 trans . all v8 944's 9:35 dfr . if you want to run up front in ITS get a 16 v motor .
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09-15-2010, 09:23 AM
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Unfortunately the 16v motor isn't as fast as the lighter 8v car.
Are there other ratios that can be installed in the tranny? |
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09-15-2010, 10:00 AM
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Yes ,custom final drive ratio ,here in Italy they make them for rally cars , built and installed is about 1500euro. The ones i heard of are unusable for street cars ,very short gearing and top speed of about 90-100 mph .Here is the specialist that make them for the 944 http://www.kitcar.it/.
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09-15-2010, 10:29 AM
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you could do what i did .the 16 v motor is only 419 lbs to the v8 motors 398 lbs full dressed . the 16v motor puts out more hp and tork . putting it into a 84 body like i did was the plus . i still run the 15x7 and 15x9 fuch wheels . i would do 2 things . check the rules about doing a custom fdr . and think real hard about toping out at 90 to 100 mph .
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