eldoman95 Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 anyone know the gear ratio in a 96 ETC.... can it be changed to bring more low end torque. still debating putting a stall. Any comments? sugestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonA Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 3.71:1. According to Bbobynski, that's the shortest gear that would physically fit in the transaxle. If you want more low-end torque, swap in the LD8 Northstar engine. Jason(2001 STS, White Diamond) "When you turn your car on...does it return the favor?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hall Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 You can also fit smaller diameter tires to give the same effect as a shorter gear ratio. For example, suppose you fitted some 225/45/R15 tires, your rpms would be 3001 at 55 rpm in direct drive (3rd gear) rather than 2588 with the stock 225/60/R16. I did some calculations and found that this would be a 16% difference and would be in effect the same as going to a 4.33 gear ratio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldoman95 Posted October 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 sweet! thanks for the info. its just that small rims dont look nearly as sweet as some chromed out twons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonA Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 twons! What's a "twon"? It's the the same thing as a "dub"? I guess I really need to "get with it". Jason(2001 STS, White Diamond) "When you turn your car on...does it return the favor?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldoman95 Posted October 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 twon is not slang... well it kind of is... me and my brother came up with it.. instead of saying twenties, we say Twons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonA Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 Are you pronouncing it "twaans" or "toons"? Just gotta know. Jason(2001 STS, White Diamond) "When you turn your car on...does it return the favor?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldoman95 Posted October 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 Tah-wone.... something like that, its hard to spell. say this fast twa + one's tawones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoo Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 lol you actually have one of those 'tornado' things in your intake :> What's the oil cooler for? Thought the ETC came with one anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldoman95 Posted October 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 the cooler is actualy for my trans.. since i recently had it rebuilt it decided to invest 80.00 bucks and an hour of my time to install it.. suposidly drops trans-oil temp 60 degrees.. considering i put a cooler large enough for a motorhome. no complants yet... but then again its not everyday i get to check my trans internals to see if its doing any good. oh well.. i can sugest to everyone on this board to do the same though. and the cooler doesnt bypass the factory trans cooler.. is works together with the stock cooler to cool to oil even more. thus requiring more fluid... about 3/4 of a quart extra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonA Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 What's the oil cooler for? Thought the ETC came with one anyway Not to get too far off-topic, but I think the oil coolers ended early...like with the 1994 or 1995 model year. Not sure exactly. Can anyone confirm? I think when they were installed, every Northstar car got one, and then one of the years, they stopped putting them on. Jason(2001 STS, White Diamond) "When you turn your car on...does it return the favor?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldoman95 Posted October 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 i dont know when or if they stoped puting them in.. mines a 95 and i have one, i have a cooler for almost..., correction, every fluid under the hood. exception being the washer fluid. stock it came with oil, trans, power steering, and coolant coolers. i put in an additional trans cooler cause i drive hard and want my new trans to last with all the WOT i do. hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonA Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 They all come stock with trans, power steering, and...uh...coolant coolers. That would be the radiator. 1995 must be the last year for the oil cooler. I think I remember Guru indicating that it just wasn't needed and was a source for additional leaks (via the small o-rings), so they didn't mess with them anymore. Jason(2001 STS, White Diamond) "When you turn your car on...does it return the favor?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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