Well Ill be getting my s4c gearbox rebuild and while at it I was thinking it might be worth my while to change the final drive to 4.7 from a 98 spec s80.
If I change the final drive then I want at least a longer 5th because I do a lot of motorway driving so want to be able to cruise at 120km without a bangin headache and not to be drinkin petrol at high revs.
This is what im thinking would suit me best gearing wise, 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th from the s4c or 96 spec s80 with the 5th and 4.7 fd from the 98 spec s80. This will give me the longer 5th will suit motorway while still having nice short gears in 2nd 3rd and 4th.
The question I have is will this give me any noticable difference in the real world? I understand the idea of different final drives and ratios etc but is it acctually worth the extra money considering I will have to buy an s80 to take the final drive and 5th gear out of?
sorry its a bit long winded but I wanted to explain my situation in full to get a proper answer.
cheers,
Paul.
If I change the final drive then I want at least a longer 5th because I do a lot of motorway driving so want to be able to cruise at 120km without a bangin headache and not to be drinkin petrol at high revs.
This is what im thinking would suit me best gearing wise, 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th from the s4c or 96 spec s80 with the 5th and 4.7 fd from the 98 spec s80. This will give me the longer 5th will suit motorway while still having nice short gears in 2nd 3rd and 4th.
The question I have is will this give me any noticable difference in the real world? I understand the idea of different final drives and ratios etc but is it acctually worth the extra money considering I will have to buy an s80 to take the final drive and 5th gear out of?
sorry its a bit long winded but I wanted to explain my situation in full to get a proper answer.
cheers,
Paul.