Sport Gearbox - What speed in each gear????

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Post Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:03 pm

Guy's just a quick question, what sort of speed will you be getting from a sport gearbox in a 325, in each gear, just before the redline, more interested in the first 3 gears.

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Post Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:13 pm

Never looked at the speedo just before the redline in the 1st 3 gears, To buzy looking out the passanger window winkeye
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Post Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:24 pm

lol, know what you mean.
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Post Fri Oct 20, 2006 5:57 pm

Come on guy's someone must know.
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Post Fri Oct 20, 2006 6:00 pm

as above iv never really looked
but first and second in my sport are ridiculous theyre just gone instantly

just cant stretch the buggers far enough :roll:
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Post Fri Oct 20, 2006 6:31 pm

coz i'm hitting just under 60 in second near the redline 58mph indicated (maybe)
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Post Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:10 pm

come on guys someone must know.
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Post Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:42 pm

coz i'm hitting just under 60 in second near the redline 58mph indicated
Figures for 325i sport ..... 1-33/2-55/3-81/4-111/5-131..............from an original road test,hope this is of help.
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Post Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:53 pm

the day i bought my tech 1 was playing with an e46 m3 on a private m1 test track and dropped her to 4th at over 120 and went like fook

my speedo has been satnavd and reads 4mph over reality so bout 115/117 in 4th :D
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