WI 3 Speed Went to Eastern MI

[jmos4]

Hi all,

Yeah from other I have heard a wide ratio is easier on the street to drive, less shifting

Factory close ratio t-10:
2.20 1st
1.64 2nd
1.31 3rd
1.00 4th

I am running a AutoGear M22W in my post car with the following ratio's:
2.559 1st
1.752 2nd
1.366 third
1.00 4th

My 4 door has a wide ratio T-10:
2.54 1st
1.89 2nd
1.51 3rd
1.00 4th

Factory 3 speed I believe is the following:
2.49 1st
1.59 2nd
1.00 3rd

TH400 ratios
First Gear - 2.48:1
 Second Gear - 1.48:1
 Third Gear - 1.00:1

So think they are very close, I have also heard the 3 speeds were a little quicker because of the steeper 1st gear when compared to the closed ratio t-10 hoping in a few years to get this drivetrain into my next project.

Oh the car was a base model not even a posi, but did have the factory 3:36 in the rear

Thanks again,

[glenn4spgs]

Jim the gentleman that built mine told me that if you put the main shaft out of the tranny destin for a ford 3 speed cause the one we have is longer,He said easy to come by and a muncie bearing on the back exit for the main shaft you can then use the gear vendor unit for the ford 4speed toploader just have to figure out the shifter option then. Thinking I might go that route.-Glenn     http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=gearvendor%20ford%20toploader&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gearvendors.com%2Fhrford4sm.html&ei=dnaPT7TRIOWw2wWT-IGbBQ&usg=AFQjCNH13AAuAQHPBokPx6Q-hHnLYsvHyA

[jmos4]

Hi,

Didn't Ford offer the 3 speed with a OD in vans or something like that, wonder if that could be adapted to this trans, either way will be a neat to have a OD, although betting a old ford tranny is a cheaper alternative than the gear vendor unit

When I got my AutoGear I was hoping they had developed their 5 speed they use to advertise, but can't complain with the one I got

Regards,

[glenn4spgs]

Jim the input shaft in our tranny's is made for gm app. and the gear on the ford overdrive has a different number of teeth on it so will not match up with the overdrive countershaft and those transmission's transfer power to rear threw the gear that was supposed to be forth in the strong toploader making the counter shaft take all the load when in overdrive making lots of heat. Only held up with the smallblock and the six's in light duty gear vendors is expensive but they are strong and simple and when your tranny is in high gear it is running straight threw relying on the mainshaft only! less heat and let the gv unit take the overdrive load.-Glenn