Hi all

I read a couple of things about the BA gearboxes setup. Maybe some of you can confirm/deny/comment on the following :

1. The gear ratio's are very long, which is a waste, as the engine can handle a shorter gear ratio. Apparently the later models had a new gearbox ratio which improved acceleration.
2. Has anyone here shortened/improved the ratio ? Would you have to change anything else on the engine/clutch to accomodate this change ?

Have a good one..

I forgot to add....

Aparently if you change the final gear ratio, it will change all the other gears as well ... confirm ?

Im not too sure about this but I read the earlier G series gearboxes had a shorter ratio and are better for acceleration :S

my 323f is a m reg and the gear ratios are long i get 72 is 2sed gear how about that

I haven't pushed it to 72 yet, but it's very close to that ... the problem is a short first and a very long second ... it should be a bit closer so that it "feels" the revs are being used.

wot are you getting out of first if you give it some..i get about 40

I also get 40 ... which is ok I guess, but I also got that with my 1.3 Toyota , the top end in each gear is not the problem , it just takes a long time to get there, from 40 - 70 in second seems like forever .. some guys have shortened the ratio's so that the max is 60 in second, but they are much closer.

It's a big and expensive job to change the ratio's. I was just wondering if anyone feels that it is very long, or if it's just me

i dont mind but the prob with my car is it dont go over 97

Something wrong there then, my 1.5 will easily reach 110mph and more, on private roads of course

i no but wot can one do

Here's your gear ratios guys:

http://www.club323f.com/ba/articles/ba9 ... 8spec5.jpg

to be honest even i feel that the gear ratios arent very good, 1st is very good but too short, 2nd is way tooo long and distant from 1st, 3rd and 4th i dont have a problem, 5th could even be longer.

You all need 18's - that sorts the gearing out