On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 5:32 AM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > I think most of us just want usable cruising gears(keep the rpms high enough > to avoid timing retard, most of the indirect mbz diesels had timers that > were in spec if they maxed out between 1800 and 2200 rpm) > > My dream car: > Goes off the line as if it had the gearing from a 190D (4.23:1 first gear, > 3.x diff), fifth gear only used for cruising 50+mph, sixth gear only used > for cruising 65+.
Seconded. For my '87 300D, I'd want a 5-speed where first through fourth are close to the same ratios as the factory automatic, and fifth is a fuel-saver overdrive for highway cruising. An even higher sixth strictly for going 70 mph on the flat would be nice, but not mandatory. As far as the nature of the conversion kit, I'd like to see instructions like this: 1. Find a 5-speed from a transmission from an '85-'89 Chevy Astro van with a 2.5-liter engine (or whatever) 2. Find a pedal cluster from an '84-92 5-speed W201 (or whatever) 3. Buy the following Mercedes parts (list by part number) 4. Get your driveshaft shortened to xxx cm 5. Using the above parts and the enclosed bellhousing adaptor,... ...followed by instructions sufficiently detailed for my indy mechanic to follow if I give the kit to him to install. Alex _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
