Re: [DML] Re: Transmissions (was upgrade paths)

[Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx>]

Um - if this is the case, then the term "high ratio" and "low ratio" are 
different in automotive terms than mathematics, which I did rather a lot 
of whilst doing my degree in electronics. To me a 2:1 ratio is lower 
than a 3:1 ratio. But maybe the confusion arises whether it's 2:1 or 1:2 ???

Martin

B Benson wrote:

> I think what you meant here was the DeLorean version of this tranmission has
> a higher final gearing ratio. For example, the DeLorean's final drive is
> 3.44:1 for both the manual and automatic tranmissions. The version used by
> Lotus for a number of years had a final drive ratio of 3.88:1. The lower the
> number, the higher the gear ratio. Many off road vehicles use a 4.11:1 ratio
> which is a very low final drive gearing.
>
> Bruce Benson