F20 Ratios

[Will F]

I may as well address this to Stu as he will provide the nuggets I need - but anyone else feel free to chip in...

I am aware that there are subtle differences in F20s, depending on car/year of manufacture etc, but I have now realised (following on from the Type R thread) that the ratios on teh saloon are just ghey!

Drove it up to Brum this morning and it was nice and quiet, so was checking the sat chav/RPM ratio - THE best way to do it!

In my van at 4k in 5th it reads 87mph

In the loon it reads 73mph!

4500 on the loon (5th) is 82mph
5000 rpm is 92mph

So it seems that they are F16-like ratios!?

Could explain why I struggled at higher speeds against that Civic...

[Stuart]

tyre sizes please mofo

but you 'could' have an F16WR on there

[Mazz]

Have a read here

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=144886

[craig green]

I was going to add that tyres sizes will be an issue esp if you have a cav/calibra donated box which will have had Balloon's on the 15's. 205 55 15" iirc. Some 45's or whatever on a 15" will be a lot smaller in rolling radius. A problem I think I was having with my gearbox (F15) lastyear. It was just stupidly short geared.

[Will F]

Tyres are 195 45 15 (on the van they are 195 45 16)



Just drove 220 miles at 4800 rpm ohhh how I have missed XE novas!

[Ben]

Knwoing will its a TD box

[Will F]

Knwoing will its a TD box

Its the other way round you tool - ie it seems super-close, not wide... I wish it was though!

[Mazz]

Thought about this earlier while out in mine.

Satnav/RPM : 4k = 80/81mph on 195/45/15

I think i've got a 3.55 in mine

[Will F]

Thought about this earlier while out in mine.

Satnav/RPM : 4k = 80/81mph on 195/45/15

I think i've got a 3.55 in mine

Cheers Maz - I wonder what mine is then!?