Date:         Wed, 5 Mar 2003 06:53:20 -0500
Reply-To:     JonR <jon.hathaway@VERIZON.NET>
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From:         JonR <jon.hathaway@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Question about final drive ratios
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A buddy of mine has a really nice '71 Deluxe Sunroof bus that has a
horrible transmission whine...  I have a couple of good used '78
transmissions

My question:  are the two transmissions interchangeable?  Would there be
any advantage to using the later tranny (5.375 final drive ration) over
the stock tranny (4.857 final drive ratio)..?

The '71 has a stock dual port 1600 in it now, but that may be changed
out this summer for a mild 1776...


            TIA

        JonR

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