Re: [Amc-list] xj: 2wd AX15 tranny

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

PS

My 80 AMX with SR4 and 2.53:1 diff has a lower overall first gear than my
Machine with 3.55:1 diff. and yet turns only 2000rpm at 60mph in 4th.

Ken

Quoting Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx:

> I'm telling you!
> A 4-1 first with a 3:31 gear is PIA after while.
> I usually just use second gear on the AMC T-5 after the first few
> stop/starts.
> It's easy to drive with the 4-1 first, but second comes real quick, sifts
> easy and doesn't rake.
> It's just kind of too much too soon!!!
> Second in the AMC t-5 is 2:35-1 IIRC and that works OK most everywhere.
> The next one will be 2.95-1 first! 
> 
> --
> Mark Price
> Morgantown, WV
> 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
> 
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: <JWidiker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > From experience I can tell you that first gear with the ax-15 and a mid
> 3's
> > rear end will last about 10 feet, it's kind of a pain. When you launch all
> > you are worried about is making it into second so the car can move. 
> > 
> > ~J
> > 
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