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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 10:01 PM
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Which plastic/nylon gear should be used in the transmission with the following set up? 255/60R 15, 3.55 ratio, M-20
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I have speedo gear charts posted h ere. This should help but you did not post the year and I don't see it in your profile.

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The car is a 68' 427 390 hp. Thanks for the chart, but what is the difference between speedo gear driven and speedo gear drive? Is the gear drive on the transmission main shaft and the gear driven the nylon replaceable gear on the side of the tail shaft? If so, the blue collor is what is called for and I think I have one sitting on the work bench.

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Jagan,

You got it right! Drive is the Tranny gear and Driven is, well driven by the tranny gear!

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Originally Posted by jagan
The car is a 68' 427 390 hp. Thanks for the chart, but what is the difference between speedo gear driven and speedo gear drive? Is the gear drive on the transmission main shaft and the gear driven the nylon replaceable gear on the side of the tail shaft? If so, the blue collor is what is called for and I think I have one sitting on the work bench.
you have to determine the number of teeth on the drive gear also as this is the base of the equation
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Just a note too! If you find the gear you have selected is not working at the right speed, adjustments usualy work fine using this ratio. . . 1 tooth = about 5 mph.

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