RE: RS2 Engine and 6 speed tranny for sale

["Geoff Jenkins" <jenkinsg@pilot.msu.edu>]

> For reference, my ersatz S2 with it's stock CQ trans turns
> 3900rpm at 80mph.
> Treadway's ersatz S2 with the factory 6-speed turns 3200rpm at 80mph.
> Interesting to note that the S4 5-speed has the same top ratio as the
> 6-speed.  The S4 gearbox would be a good upgrade for an ersatz car.

Hoppen, and his distributors, have offered a 6-speed conversion for a while,
which allegedly transforms the S4/6 5-speed into a 6-speed. The ratios are
the same as the genuine 6-speed, so is there a real difference between a new
6-speed box and a 5-speed that's been converted to a 6-speed?

Geoff

...who could do with shorter 3rd and 4th gears...