IS gear ratios

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Martin347
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Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:04 pm

Ive looked in all my manuals and non of them tell me the ratios of an IS. Anyone know?
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Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:54 pm

Well av ad alook all over as i did have tehm at one point but at the moment i can only find the ratios for the 6cylinder cars. sorry :?
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Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:03 pm

No worry's mate. Anyone else?
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Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:35 pm

iirc, 0.81 5th, 1:1 4th, cant remember the rest. martin you thought about an e36 g/b, pm me and can discuss properly, i take it you want really short gears for it?
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Thu Aug 24, 2006 7:40 pm

I'm pretty sure they are in the manual - right at the back?
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Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:33 pm

I have the official figures...
1st - 3.72
2ns - 2.02
3rd - 1.32
4th - 1.00
5th - 0.81
R - 3.45

said ratios are the same on the 316i, 318i and 320i although the gearbox sizes I believe vary.
Bollocks to this 24v scrap!
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Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:48 pm

Does this mean fitting a box from an 89 316i to a 1990 IS won't make any difference??
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