Re: <e28>Audio and Price Questions **Rob

["Rob Levinson" <always_coca-cola@xxxxxxx>]

Brian makes a very valid point here.  Usually this is done because first
gear may be too high... so by careful diff selection, it's almost like
getting a "0th" gear and losing "5th" (conceptually).

- - Rob Levinson


- -----Original Message-----
From: Brian M Kennedy <kennedy@domain.elided>
Subject: Re: <e28>Audio and Price Questions **Rob


>Rob Levinson wrote:
>>
>> Eben Shantz ( c747837@domain.elided ) wrote:
>
>> >1.  If anyone out there could tell me if it would be "better" to put
>> >    another 3.50 differential or get a 4.11 for Acceleration?
>>
>>         Standard diff issues apply here;  you'll get better acceleration
>> with the lower (numerically higher) diff but you'll be buzzing along at
high
>> rpm on the highway.  The 528e is a reliable car but asking a relatively
lazy
>> motor (it's not designed to rev high) to sustain high rpm is asking for
>> trouble.
>
>You'll get better acceleration when you are in the same gear.  But you'll
get
>worse acceleration when you are in the next higher gear (since you'll have
to
>upshift sooner).  The net result on acceleration is actually nil -- there
is
>no real gain.  One may have better 0-40 numbers; but the other may be
better
>0-50.  It all depends on where the shift points move to.
>
>So, don't change your diff for better acceleration.  Change it because you
>want to move your shift points.
>
>
>Brian
>

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