taller 5th gear.

[sunshine198905]

well guys, ive been thinkin lately, since i have been drivin around a good bit in my car recently, that i need a taller 5th gear. well, on zxtuner.com i stumbled upon this:

http://www.zxtuner.com/product.sc?categoryId=17&productId=214

now, what my question is, is will this fit in our stock trannys? will there need to be in any adujustments made? or anything in that sort?

anything would help here, thank ya much.

[CJW]

He says it will fit. I'm sure it will.

[sunshine198905]

lol. works for me. i really need it. i travel at like 60 or 70 everywhere i go, and it would be nice and save me gas in the long run. thanks bud

[DaviDawg]

i picked one up at the junk yard out of a wagon and it made a noticeable difference. at 70mph im now at 3000-3100 rpm. on the freeway, my 4th to 5th shift drops the rpm's by 1000rpm's. not bad for minimal junk yard cost. btw, im cheap when it comes to mods. real easy to do too. im going to post a how to soon with pics.

[Blue ZX2]

What year wagon did you get it out of. And did all the wagons have this larger gear? Give some info please.

[DaviDawg]

all escort sedans (97+, 5 speeds) have a .717 5th. iirc the only year wagon you can transfer the gear from is 97 cause it has the same trans as the sedans and it was the last year they made the wagons. umm, my car had a .78 5th cause i have the 98 trans.
heres my how to
http://teamzx2.com/showthread.php?t=784

[mechtech]

This will help only if you are on the highway a lot, and also if you go faster than about 65 mph.
Several hundred RPMs is not the whole story. If the country is hilly, stock is better.

[iceracer]

Plus you will have to save a lot of gas in order to pay for the gears,if you use new.

[sunshine198905]

hmm. well being i am goin to be in lima ohio for the next 3 years or so, and i live north of pittsburgh pa, is like 450 - 500 miles away, thats a good bit of highway travel.

i dont have a problem with hill, not that bad anyway. im usually in 3rd or 4th goin up them anyways.

and nice right up davi. i think that can be used by a shit ton of people!

[DaviDawg]

This will help only if you are on the highway a lot, and also if you go faster than about 65 mph.
Several hundred RPMs is not the whole story. If the country is hilly, stock is better.
youre right. although i drive faster than 65mph and i live in california so not many heres for me to climb.

Plus you will have to save a lot of gas in order to pay for the gears,if you use new.
youre right too, the sedan fifth is cheap at the junk yards

hmm. well being i am goin to be in lima ohio for the next 3 years or so, and i live north of pittsburgh pa, is like 450 - 500 miles away, thats a good bit of highway travel.

i dont have a problem with hill, not that bad anyway. im usually in 3rd or 4th goin up them anyways.

and nice right up davi. i think that can be used by a shit ton of people!

thanks sunshine198905.