According to the user's manual for my '79 Austin Mini 1000 with its stock 998cc engine, the gear ratios are 12.13 : 1 in 1st, 7.63 : 1 in 2nd, 4.93 : 1 in 3rd and 3.44 : 1 in 4th. I'm assuming these were the stock ratios with English country two lane winding roads in mind rather than flat out U.S. highway/freeway speeds as my engine seems to be revving VERY high when in 3rd and 4th gear. Anything over 65 mph on the freeways my engine is absolutely screaming even though I still have a bit of pedal left. Is this something that I'm just going to have to live with or can the gearing be changed to reduce the RPMs at highway speeds and give me a few more mph as well?
Bill
Bill
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