[alfa] RE: GTV6 transaxel ratios

[Joe Elliott <jee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I can't really comment on acceleration, because I only drove my GTV-6 
for a few months with the 3.40:1 final drive, and it was sort of 
crippled for a couple of those months as far as hard acceleration was 
concerned (bad transaxle mounts).  But I did make the following 
observations about the 3:40.1 final drive ('82) vs. the 4.10:1 ('84):
-When turning and accelerating leisurely from a stop sign or traffic 
light, I didn't feel silly leaving it in first until I'd completed 
the turn.
-Second gear provided 10mph per 1000rpm, which made it a very 
flexible gear for small-town (theoretically 25mph) driving--I never 
felt compelled to upshift to third on 25mph streets, nor downshift 
for slow 90deg corners.
-Fourth gear was good for country roads and urban freeways--it didn't 
feel wasteful to cruise at 45-60mph in fourth.
-Fuel mileage was better--the state of my car at the time was such 
that it was a matter of 17 vs 14mpg, but I've heard of people getting 
32mpg from their well-tuned 3.40:1 cars (vs. ~28mpg).

Joe Elliott
'82 GTV-6 ('84 transaxle)


At 7:09 PM +0000 11/20/04, alfa-digest wrote:

> Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:57:51 -0500
> From: "Emi." <belmonte@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] RE: GTV6 transaxel ratios
>
>  Thanks to all that responded to my inquiry.
>
>  Those on the list that have owned both an 83 and 85 gtv/6 I would like to
> hear your experiences with the cars in terms of performance. does the 4.10
> gear ration in the 85 really make a difference? Further, did you find the 83
> sluggish etcc.
>
> Thanks in advance
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