Subject: [Fot] Gearing question for Lime Rock

From: Dave Riddle via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2025 16:15:43 +0000

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Lime Rock is a high speed Track so does the collective FOT wisdom think a 3=
.7 or 4.1 rear end would be best in a TR4?

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>It all depends on your rev limit and t=
ire size.</div><div>I used to run there with a 3.7 and 24 inch tires shiftin=
g at 6k.</div><div>As Scott says, a 3rd and 4th gear track.</div><div>Phil</=
div><div><br></div><br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"lt=
r">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">O=
n Jun 2, 2025, at 2:48=E2=80=AFPM, Scott Janzen via Fot &lt;[email-masked]=
et&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D=
"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; chars=
et=3Dutf-8">I would not call LR a high speed track. &nbsp;In the GT6, I do n=
ot hit redline in 4th on the front straight with a 3.89, and no-name straigh=
t is much shorter. &nbsp;Not sure how that compares for your car - the engin=
e does run to 7,300 RPM, but I also only have 13=E2=80=9D wheels. &nbsp;For m=
e, with a close ratio TR6 box, it=E2=80=99s mostly a third gear track except=
 on the front straight.<br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><di=
v>On Jun 2, 2025, at 12:15=E2=80=AFPM, Dave Riddle via Fot &lt;[email-masked]=
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