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Re: E30 M3 gear ratios and "dogleg"?



US gearbox shift pattern:

R  1  3  5
|__|__|__|
   |  |
   2  4

ratios: 3.83, 2.20, 1.40, 1.00, 0.81



Euro gearbox shift pattern ("dogleg 1st"):

R  2  4
|__|__|
 | |  |
 1 3  5

ratios: 3.72, 2.40, 1.77, 1.26, 1.00




>I was reading an article about the E30 M3 in BMW Car and it was
>talking about gear ratios.  Did all the E30 M3's have the same or did
>it change?  Are the ratios pretty close?  And what do the British mean
>by "dogleg" (I hope that that is what it said...)?
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>- -Ken ;   Salem, MA
>'97 318ti Sport, RIP....

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