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posted by  Zoneman on  Thu Nov 6 09:01 CST 2014
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Both of those ratios are in the 4.55 range. The reason for the lower top speed is because the B16 does not have the power (in stock form) to pull a ratio any steeper. In all probability your fuel mileage would drop too because the engine would always be working harder than necessary just to maintain a "legal" road speed. Sorry I didn't do the math last evening, but as you can see it is a mute point. If you want more out of the car you should be looking for a bigger engine because at this point in time you would spend a small fortune trying to bring your B16 up to the standards of a stock B18 let alone a B20.

Have fun!!!

Zoneman






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