Originally Posted by MrEngineerdat

Useful stuff chaps - thanks
This diesel ratio setup... i take it all the gears are slightly taller due to a lesser revving engine? cos if it is, this sounds like an ideal box for me.
Then i could further stretch it out with a diesel diff, which is what i was considering as an option on its own, before.
Does anyone know roughly how fast the diesel sierras go in each gear? (then i could make a rough calculation on how fast mine'd go with more revs on tap)
cos i really would like a torquey speed cruiser that crosses counties with no effort.
Fuck the government* - im trying to make a car thats just as cheap to run and better performing and better on fuel than anything the showrooms can give me, and i dont have to feel so bad about putting 75-80quid in my tank - *bastards
rant over