<VV> Where is the next gear?

[Sethracer at aol.com]

Yeah - anybody who drives a newer car awhile will have that feeling when  
they get back into a street 4-speed Corvair. I mean, of course, that  feeling 
of wondering where that final, freeway, top-gear is - not the  feeling of 
shifting back into 3rd!  - Seth 
 
 
In a message dated 9/12/2015 10:16:04 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
virtualvairs at corvair.org writes:




...but I have had the same feeling many times over the  past decades when 
going back into a Corvair.  Our engines (and '60s cars  in general)are 
turning a lot faster than today's cars at highway speeds.   When my '68 4spd 
manual Monza was new I drove a friend's Alfa Duetto for a  week with the five 
speed.  Getting back into my Monza I almost blew the  transmission when I 
shifted into "5th" at about 60 mph.  Great synchros  in 3rd. Those '66-69 
transmissions are  strong!

Bob





-----Original Message-----
From:  shortle via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
To: dnyertbn  <dnyertbn at ptd.net>; virtualvairs  <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sat, Sep 12, 2015 12:59  pm
Subject: Re: <VV> Fwd:  3-speed reminder


"once I  got it into 3rd gear it seemed like I needed 1 more"

The 3rd  gear
ratio was the same as gear #4 on a 4 speed. 1 to 1
Timothy Shortle  in Durango
Colorado  8130


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