liam8888
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Registered: 1st Aug 06
Location: Mossley
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If there something that I can buy and that will just slot striaght in to shorten my gear ratio for accleration rather then top speed? I'm getting a inlet manifold in march and want to get quick accelaration rather then top end. I've got a 1.6 sport by the way. 
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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Change the final drive in the gear box.
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liam8888
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Registered: 1st Aug 06
Location: Mossley
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How do I that? lol bit of a beginner haven't a clue where to start do I need to buy anything to do that?
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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Pay someone.
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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It's a big job. You need to get the gearbox off, and then strip it down to replace the internals.
I wouldn't bother.
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liam8888
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Registered: 1st Aug 06
Location: Mossley
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O right lol if I payed someone how much would I be looking at?
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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It'd be a couple of hundred quid.
Do you use the car on long journeys?
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liam8888
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Registered: 1st Aug 06
Location: Mossley
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No not really I go wales like once a year
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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No motorways? It would be a pain in the arse on the motorway.
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Dafz
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Registered: 5th Feb 07
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depends on how far you wanna go with it all
look on the side of your gear cluster by the lip and it should say something like CR3712 or WR3915 wtc
CR means close ratio cluster
WR means wide ratio cluster
3712 and 3915 etc mean your final drive 3.7:1 ratio and 3.9:1 ratio.
i have a 4.1:1 in mine and still hit 110 with a bit to go. go to a 4.8:1 and you wont see more than 85mph on the limiter in 5th.
like i said, how far do you wanna go 
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