Spider rear axle ratios

[Jon Pike <jhpike@domain.elided>]

> I can assure you that a 2 liter with 4,56 on a European 
> highway is frustrating.
> You buzz along at 5-5,5k rpm, going only around 85-95 
> mph, and the bimmers and 
> everything else with a motor of 2 liters or more just 
> fly by.  

Interesting discussion..

If memory serves, my 69(US)Berlina went to an indicated 115 mph, right 
at the quoted HP peak of 5500 rpm.  Spica car, and stock tires, might 
have even been the fairly worn Michelin XAS's that you could'nt get even 
  then..

Wish I still had the manual, that car's gone nearly 20 years now..

Anyway.. anyone know if Berlina's had different diff's from the spiders 
of the time?  And, since I'm playing around with numbers and Excel, 
where's a good source of transmission ratios, for the various cars and 
years?  Going to have a one spreadsheet to rule them all, and tell me 
RPM, MPH, etc..

-Jon
ex 69 Berlina
ex 58 Sprint
ex 74 Spider (twice)
still looking for Ms. Right, preferably 69-74 Spider
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