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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - Third Gear Ratios Needed!

Hey all,

Can anyone supply the MPH/1000 revs for THIRD gear in a std. 1500 midget. Unable to track down in archives. I know that 4th gear ratio is 16.4/1000 revs. I need the same ratio for third because my speedo is suspect at speeds below 30 MPH or so and because the local constabulary has decided to set up a series of low speed (yes, you read that correctly) "enforcement zones" (read: speed traps) along winding country roads. The fine is heavy for as little as 5 MPH over and they don't care about speedo errors. You can guess how I know that:( The officer very politely answered my question by saying " no, we actually don't have anything better to do at the moment", and with a smile, returned to his car. The judge didn't care either, and since I was "technically" over the limit (by a whopping 5 MPH), I had to pay. It was all I could manage to keep my mouth shut after that!

Thanks, in advance.

Al
ah harad

Al,

Haynes gives the 1500 3rd gear ratio as 1.433:1 so if your 4th is 16.4/1000 rpm that would give 11.44/1000 rpm for 3rd as 4th is 1:1.
David Billington

David,

Thanks!

Al
ah harad

This thread was discussed on 16/06/2008

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