n_23_s

I wated to know what the highest final drive I can put in my 95 civic dx. It has the S20 transmission is. The highest one I have found so far is 4.98. Anyone know of a taller gear.

AzCivic1.6

get an EX tranny

eg6ajk

high FD with long *** gears is not worth the money...
grab a 96-00 EX y8 tranny+ add some 88-91 ZC DOHC gears, then SRR FD, you willl then have a sweet short gear tranny thats able to handle a little more abuse.

AzCivic1.6

my EX tranny with the srr 4.7FD is nice, it actually feels somewhat torquey now.

n_23_s

is it a stright drive or auto. I figure it is a straight drive but still have to ask. What are max speeds you can go to in each gear thanks

AzCivic1.6

its a standard tranny(i think thats what your asking). The 4.7 is a 10% change in gearing compared to the stock EX 4.25FD, so each gear is now 10% shorter.

n_23_s

Hey thanks for the info. Did your gas milage go down a lot. I am sure it went down a considerable amount. thanks again

AzCivic1.6

actually it didnt change hardly at all, i now shift sooner and shift into 5th more often, last time i checked i was getting between 27 and 30mpg(and i'm not talking driving around like an old lady either) in the city, my car brand new was rated at 29mpg city.

n_23_s

Thats awesome. I am going to keep the dx tranny. I will just buy another one used b.c fifth gear is lower the ex has .750 and mine is .700 just to help a little more maintain better gas milage. My trans now has almost a 4.0 fd its the stock one for the dx its like a 4.058. I am going to get the 4.9 and put in it. I wanted to find an even smaller fifth gear for it but no luck. I won't have the money for this till end of the year. I will have the money to buy the transmission and one part the fd or the quafe lsd I am going to put in. thanks again for the info.