Larger final drive ratio

[Nicknick16]

Whats your opinions on this??

5.25 Final Drive Ratio

If you want to dramatically improve your acceleration of your Clio you could spend thousands of ££££££ on increasing your BHP to over 200

Or

You could fit a lower final drive ratio to the gearbox.

For a much lower price the addition of a lower final drive ratio the acceleration of your car will match some of the fastest big BHP Clios on the road, stage or track.

The top speed (120mph @6500 in 5th) should still be far in excess of anything you can do legally on the road!
Taken from the fleabay add, 600 notes anyone got one??

 

[Bunta]

Dont think the clio really needs a lower final drive unless your racing it, when mine had a kangoo box fitted with longer gearing/final drive (i dont know the figures to compare) it was noticeably faster than most other 172/182's because i was able to hang onto gears for longer, seemed much better suited to circuit use to be honest even though it goes against logic

 

[bashracing]

I've got a 5.25 CWP in my hillclimb car and it's great for hillclimbs but absolutely f**king s**t b*****d t**t nasty horrible if you want to go any where above 60 on the road

 

[coverman]

Traction off the line could be a problem with a shorter first gear?

 

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if you build a car right , you would up the final drive to lower top speed and therefore make acceleration quicker , however you nearly always (or i have on track cars) have a long first gear fitted , as first on track most of the time is never ever used.

 

[bashracing]

I use second as first, shown here

 

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I use second as first, shown here

similar to using a long first however not quite the same .

what you really need to do is play with a ratio calculator and look at power and max revs and sit down and work it all out .

the trouble with a clio is your most likely restricted in what ratios are available .

 

[bashracing]

like this, so as you change up the revs drop half way between peak torque and peak hp

 

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Yep

Thats what i have used in the past

 

[Nicknick16]

Its mainly for road use maybe croft once or twice a year. I very rarely go long distance. Mainly local.