Changing my final gear

[VTec1987]

Im driving 100km/h on 5th and revs sits at 3200rpm, changing the final gear will change it right?

[aaronng]

Yes, a shorter final drive will cause the revs to sit higher than the current 3200rpm at 100km/h, giving you slightly worse fuel consumption.

[Riced_Civic]

is it possible to make it longer??

also is it possible to custom make 1??

[Limbo]

yep you can get longer final drives.
They are not cheap though.
Its sometimes cheaper just ot buy a different box with longer gears in it.

[teh_mechanic]

is it possible to make it longer??


yes you can get them, but why do you want that?

it will decrease your torque,
and the saving you get in fuel from sitting a couple 100 rpm lower on the highway will be nowhere near offsetting the cost of changing the fd or getting a different box

[Limbo]

fuel efficiency i guess or maybe boosting it?

[Riced_Civic]

just curious

[JasonGilholme]

honda's are made to rev, so the 3200 rpm at 100 k's is nothing.

also, if you've got shit fuel consumption from a 4 cylinder engine, its probably your driving style. not the car.

[Elwood]

My dc2r puts me at 4200 when driving at 110kmph..


Stop whinging!


:P

[Rivic]

i got told to change my final drive for a getting a bit more poke out of my donk, wot do u change it to? (for a b16) who sell's them? the 100km 3200rpm doesn't bother me being higher

[90LAN]

u will need to get from a dc2r 98 spec final drive and also need the spine to go with it
or after market like 4.9 or 5.1 etc etc
honda would sell it or from a secound hand box
at 100km u will be around 3800rpm
the purpose of the final drive is to make your car rev out quicker

[EG30]

u will need to get from a dc2r 98 spec final drive and also need the spine to go with it
or after market like 4.9 or 5.1
honda would sell it or from a secound hand box
at 100km u will be around 3800rpm
the purpose of the final drive is to make your car rev out quicker

Who makes 5.1 FD for a B series g/box? I know ATS makes a 4.9 FD which is hardly worth my while going from 4.785 of our ITR box.

[90LAN]

Who makes 5.1 FD for a B series g/box? I know ATS makes a 4.9 FD which is hardly worth my while going from 4.785 of our ITR box.

just using it as a example not specific for b series

[EG30]

ok ic, was hoping there was an off the shelf item I could source easily.

[Rivic]

^^ me 2! :P anyone got anymore info on wot to get/need/where etc etc im pretty keen