B18c Boosted....Need help with gear ratios
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B18c Boosted....Need help with gear ratios
I have a 95 eg coupe, it has a Jdm gsr B18c, and it is boosted and built. This is my first thread so i dont know how much info someone needs to help me......but my problem is i am trying to figure out what is a good gear ratio to run on a turboed car. I was told that short gears are great for drag racing, but then i was also told that since im boosted i should run longer gears.....I need a more offical answer and alot more than a guess,,,i need someone with knowledge to help me out here. Im looking at final gear ratios by the way. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!
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Re: B18c Boosted....Need help with gear ratios
Ls final drive just helps on the highway if I'm not mistaken. But I don't see how some racers see 130-14mph at the track, I assume there driving into 5th at that point
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Re: B18c Boosted....Need help with gear ratios
Interesting, I didn't know that. Now I'm wondering if I should switch mine out since I'm going to do a semi rebuild + adding an LSD. Yes my car driven mostly, but will adding a ls final decrease the vehicle acceleration between gears? Damn I just stole this topic and asked some basic questions
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Re: B18c Boosted....Need help with gear ratios
A 500 hp civic with a gsr tranny will be quicker than the exact same 500 hp civic with a ls tranny due to the shorter gearing.
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OP. Keep the GS-R gearing and go have a good time.
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Re: B18c Boosted....Need help with gear ratios
So it seems that for boost i should use an ls final drive and for the all motor racers they use short gears......since i stay in each gear longer i retain my boost longer instead of loosing it everytime i shift when the blow off valve realeases the pressure.......is this what everyone has agrreed on for the most part?? LS FINAL DRIVE, GOOD FOR ME.....GSR FINAL DRIVE, NOT AS GOOD FOR ME??
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Re: B18c Boosted....Need help with gear ratios
honestly just keep it simple and keep the gsr tranny and fd.
I've seen some guys use the 4.2 LS fd in their drag cars mainly for trying to get 3-5mph more on their top speed in 4th.
I've seen some guys use the 4.2 LS fd in their drag cars mainly for trying to get 3-5mph more on their top speed in 4th.
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So it seems that for boost i should use an ls final drive and for the all motor racers they use short gears......since i stay in each gear longer i retain my boost longer instead of loosing it everytime i shift when the blow off valve realeases the pressure.......is this what everyone has agrreed on for the most part?? LS FINAL DRIVE, GOOD FOR ME.....GSR FINAL DRIVE, NOT AS GOOD FOR ME??
Just stay with stock GS-R FINAL DRIVE. Last time I'll reiterate it, then you're on your own on that one..
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Re: B18c Boosted....Need help with gear ratios
So it seems that for boost i should use an ls final drive and for the all motor racers they use short gears......since i stay in each gear longer i retain my boost longer instead of loosing it everytime i shift when the blow off valve realeases the pressure.......is this what everyone has agrreed on for the most part?? LS FINAL DRIVE, GOOD FOR ME.....GSR FINAL DRIVE, NOT AS GOOD FOR ME??
I would not bother swapping anything. The GSR is a great tranny IMO!!!
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Re: B18c Boosted....Need help with gear ratios
wanted to know about the final drive because i wanted to have my fastest possible time for a quarter mile......plus my tranny is messed up and needs new sycros so i was going to do a rebuild but i wanted to make sure i made the right choice b4 i did it.
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