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Originally Posted by lil_chef
1) taller gearing in 1st gear would hurt city mileage... not help it.
2) i didn't mention corner-exit speeds... i said when you are done with the corner.
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1) Since when has a
reduction in Total Final Drive Ratio (trans/diff/tire diameter)
hurt mileage?
'12 Rear = 3.55:1; 285/35 X 19 = 26.9"; 1st Gear = 2.97
'13 Rear = 3.31:1; 285/35 X 20 = 27.9"; 1st Gear = 2.66
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Total effective ratio
drops by about 20%...which only
improves economy, and adds the benefit of no shift in the 0-60 sprint. GG Tax is avoided...
2) The speed "
when exiting a turn and entering a straight", is
aka CORNER-EXIT SPEED...I didn't make this up, it's simply the proper road-racy term for what
you described in unabbreviated layman's terms...