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Originally Posted By meabh
Tim,
At that speed mine is turning over at 3000 rpm in fifth. Does that sound like 3.73?


Yes, it does. Mine's doing more like 3500 at 80.


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Originally Posted By meabh
Tim,
At that speed mine is turning over at 3000 rpm in fifth. Does that sound like 3.73?


If yo have a MT75 ford box with the same ratios as my 4/4 sport, then yes?

I tend not to use the speedometer as it is not in my line of sight, I use the rev counter which is more accurate. There's a rev's speed table pinned to the dash!


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Originally Posted By Cain
As a road mod I don't think I could live with it on long journeys as the rev's in 5th would be to high at motorway speed.
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But as a B road Street racer it would be a blast.

The real answer for the road use is torque and BHP.


I kind of agree, Cain, after 3 hours on a motorway at 80mph+ mine can be a bit wearing (although it's the wind blast that's more tiring that the revs) - but it's more than compensated for when you get off, and after all, who buys a Morgan to drive on motorways? They are just a necessary evil to be endured whilst getting to the fun bits...


I would have the 4:10 gear change in a hart beat, if I could fit an overdrive unit drive best of both worlds then and 10 gears crazy3

What am I talking about I can't cope with a six speed box swear




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Cain,
It's a LT77 box on a M16 engine. 2000 rpm =60mph, 3000 =80mph, fifth gear can be used for 30 mph.

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2005 PLUS 4 with 3.73:1, Ford gearbox,
130 km/h (80 mph) at 3200 rpm, 74 BHP at 49% of the rpm maximun.
25.10 mph at 1000 rpm. You can find it in the handbook.


For the same speed 80 mph, with 4.33:1 rear axle, you get 89 BHP at 3700 rpm,
plus 15 BHP available with the same motor and at 57% of the rpm maximun.



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Originally Posted By meabh
Cain,
It's a LT77 box on a M16 engine. 2000 rpm =60mph, 3000 =80mph, fifth gear can be used for 30 mph.

Pretty much the same gearing as the R380 on a T16 +4 smile


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