5 speed manual om617
5 speed manual om617
01-24-2013, 01:04 PM
#16
(01-24-2013, 12:39 PM)5spd617 Yes it is a .77 fifth. And a 2.88 rearend so I would call it bonneville gears. 5 is only good for over 68 mph. And at about 80 I'm doing 2600 rpm. And last trip I did from Colorado to Northern California I was getting 30+ mpg.
I've got the 2.88 rear as well (thanks again Richard!)... In 4th I am usually about 32-3300 or so, so 2600 would be nice.. right in the powerband to have decent accel as well if necessary! I am still consdering switching over to a 2.67 (IIRC) rear from an early 126, but will likely wait until I do this mod and increase my power a bit to keep up with that gearing... if it even seems necessary at that point...
W123 Mods: 4 speed ** manual climate control ** '85 Kalitucky intake ** manual windows & full tint ** Euro headlights retrofit w/bixenon projectors ** 4 brake light mod ** Vogtland 50mm drop front & Lesjofors S600 drop rear springs ** 16" rims ** late w126 brake spindles, rotors & calipers ** full suspension rehab ** Bilstein HDs ** AL129X alternator & 1/0 starter and charging cables ** 300GD clutch/flywheel ** AFCO 80103N radiator & Earl's 41610 oil cooler ** custom block-off plate, remote oil filter & t-stat ** MW IP w/ tomnik's 6.5mm 'Holly' elements **
S124 Mods: 400E Rear subframe ** SL600 Brakes ** Late 300E 210mm diff ** SLK230 6 speed ** 17" CLK rims ** Vented RF Fender ** Facelift Hood, Headlights, and Lower Cladding **
OBK# 62
SurfRodder
01-24-2013, 01:04 PM #16(01-24-2013, 12:39 PM)5spd617 Yes it is a .77 fifth. And a 2.88 rearend so I would call it bonneville gears. 5 is only good for over 68 mph. And at about 80 I'm doing 2600 rpm. And last trip I did from Colorado to Northern California I was getting 30+ mpg.
I've got the 2.88 rear as well (thanks again Richard!)... In 4th I am usually about 32-3300 or so, so 2600 would be nice.. right in the powerband to have decent accel as well if necessary! I am still consdering switching over to a 2.67 (IIRC) rear from an early 126, but will likely wait until I do this mod and increase my power a bit to keep up with that gearing... if it even seems necessary at that point...
W123 Mods: 4 speed ** manual climate control ** '85 Kalitucky intake ** manual windows & full tint ** Euro headlights retrofit w/bixenon projectors ** 4 brake light mod ** Vogtland 50mm drop front & Lesjofors S600 drop rear springs ** 16" rims ** late w126 brake spindles, rotors & calipers ** full suspension rehab ** Bilstein HDs ** AL129X alternator & 1/0 starter and charging cables ** 300GD clutch/flywheel ** AFCO 80103N radiator & Earl's 41610 oil cooler ** custom block-off plate, remote oil filter & t-stat ** MW IP w/ tomnik's 6.5mm 'Holly' elements **
S124 Mods: 400E Rear subframe ** SL600 Brakes ** Late 300E 210mm diff ** SLK230 6 speed ** 17" CLK rims ** Vented RF Fender ** Facelift Hood, Headlights, and Lower Cladding **
OBK# 62
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5 speed manual om617 - by 5spd617 - 01-20-2013, 04:24 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by 83300d - 01-21-2013, 01:15 AM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by raysorenson - 01-21-2013, 10:39 AM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by Tmadia - 01-21-2013, 12:00 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by willbhere4u - 01-21-2013, 12:03 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by 5spd617 - 01-21-2013, 12:19 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by raysorenson - 01-21-2013, 02:30 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by 5spd617 - 01-21-2013, 03:09 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by 5spd617 - 01-22-2013, 04:06 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by sassparilla_kid - 01-22-2013, 10:02 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by Simpler=Better - 01-22-2013, 10:49 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by willbhere4u - 01-23-2013, 05:00 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by 5spd617 - 01-24-2013, 12:56 AM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by SurfRodder - 01-24-2013, 12:31 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by 5spd617 - 01-24-2013, 12:39 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by SurfRodder - 01-24-2013, 01:04 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by willbhere4u - 01-24-2013, 01:25 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by charmalu - 01-24-2013, 09:56 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by raysorenson - 01-24-2013, 10:39 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by JB3 - 03-13-2013, 02:14 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by lpumb3 - 01-28-2013, 08:33 AM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by 5spd617 - 03-04-2013, 08:26 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by kmaser - 03-12-2013, 12:11 AM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by SurfRodder - 11-24-2013, 09:49 AM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by kmaser - 03-13-2013, 01:30 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by sassparilla_kid - 03-18-2013, 10:00 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by 5spd617 - 08-27-2013, 03:28 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by Jooseppi Luna - 11-01-2013, 11:24 AM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by 5spd617 - 01-22-2014, 05:39 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by Simpler=Better - 11-01-2013, 12:03 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by Jooseppi Luna - 11-01-2013, 12:51 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by sassparilla_kid - 11-01-2013, 02:13 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by sassparilla_kid - 01-23-2014, 11:38 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by mike-81-240d - 01-25-2014, 02:32 AM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by Jooseppi Luna - 01-26-2014, 12:12 AM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by CRD4x4 - 01-26-2014, 01:24 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by sassparilla_kid - 01-26-2014, 01:38 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by MFSuper90 - 01-28-2014, 09:41 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by sassparilla_kid - 01-29-2014, 05:28 AM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by MFSuper90 - 02-03-2014, 09:26 AM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by JB3 - 02-03-2014, 11:55 AM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by MFSuper90 - 02-03-2014, 12:46 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by 5spd617 - 03-26-2014, 12:49 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by Jooseppi Luna - 03-27-2014, 09:29 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by Austincarnut - 03-28-2014, 11:10 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by sassparilla_kid - 03-28-2014, 08:52 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by charmalu - 04-04-2014, 03:08 AM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by mike-81-240d - 04-06-2014, 10:17 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by 5spd617 - 01-03-2019, 09:09 PM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by 617cruizer - 03-31-2021, 04:03 AM
RE: 5 speed manual om617 - by NZScott - 04-01-2021, 03:15 AM
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