5th gear swaps

[Joe.Doty@lcnetwork.com (Joe Doty)]

I had my old 4K built with a .71 5th.  It was about a 1500 RPM
drop...great for cruising on the freeway at about 70-75 MPH but it made
for a pretty huge power drop after 4th gear, even with a 2.0 16v.  4th
is indeed a little crunchy from downshifting at speed (umm probably
because of racing on the freeway).

If I were to do it again I'd probably go with a .75 or .76.

Joe Doty
IT/Development
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> With the FK tranny in my rocc now, I really miss the cruisability of
the
> .71
> 5th in my 7A  (and the slightly lower noise factor)  I would like to
pop
> the
> 7A's 5th into the FK.  I remember a post a while ago about someone
blowing
> synchros from downshifting to a 1.13 4th from a .71 5th.  I assume
this
> could be avoided by getting more into the habit of revving during the
> downshift.  The rev difference at 60 MPH would be ~1500 rpm, according
to
> the .org gear calc.  Any opinions on this?
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> Also, I'm running 195 50 R15's