Originally Posted by
lee2cossies
Shafts are the weakest link on an atlas, I change too uprated 21 spline ones on my car.
the 4.6 ratio would be a p100 ratio and quite sought after, I found the 3.75 standard fitment on a mk3 1.6 Capri the best compromise. Still have a top speed of close too 160mph but good acceleration too. My car is 500hp with a standard t5 and 3.75 atlas.
Great that is really helpful, thanks. Do you think the acceleration will still be ok on a 3.75 with only 350bhp? What sort of speeds do you get in 2nd and 3rd? Doubt I will ever get up to 160mph haha