Futura97

I started thinking the other day about the effect that a lower ratio diff would have on my XF. At the moment it is 2.77 single wheeler and I would like to get a 3.23 or 3.9 :1.

Would the car go a crap load better with a 3.23 or would i be better with the 3.9??

The car is a 5spd so I would hope that when cruising at speeds its not yelling. Does anyone have any experiences with this ratio change or could someone point me in a direction where i could get some info?? One last question, what revs would the motor do at 120kmh in 5th with both the 3.23 and 3.9?

Cheers
Matt

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Matt,

Some simple arithmetic says that with the 3.23 you revs will rise around 1.2 times and with a 3.9 they will rise around 1.4 times everthing else remaining unchanged.

So if you do say 2500rpm now at a given speed and gear you would be doing ~2900rpm with the 3.23 and ~3500rpm with the 3.9's.

I would suggest 3.23 for an everyday driver with minor engine mods. The 3.9 would be more suited to a very rev happy engine and short sprints (not happy on the highway).

Just my 2cents.

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XR_Strider_GuY

From what a guy at work said with his XF, it's doing 2700 somethin at 100km/h. I got a 3.23 in my baby and she turns 1950rpm at 100km/h.

Oh yeah acceleration will be heaps toey with the 3.23, if you want a good compromise get the 3.45 (XR's have got em)stronger takeoff and at 100 you'll be doing 2200rpm.

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MADXF

How would you go about getting a 3.45 into an XF?

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smciner1

I have a friend who replace his 3.45:1 gear set with a 4.11:1 unit. At 100 km/h on the highway I think he was doing around 2600 - 2700 rpm in fifth gear.

EA S

My 2.92 with a T5 pulls 1900 at 100kmh in 5th. What transmission do you have?

XR_Strider_GuY

I've got the BTR T5OD, which is an evolution of the T5, ratio's can vary from gear to gear. By the sounds of things it looks like i've got a taller 5th gear than yours which is offset by the shorter diff ratio.

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EA S

Sounds like yours is the one to have for highway driving with 3.23.

XR_Strider_GuY

Yeah she's quite relaxed at highway cruises, and really hauls from 110km/h onwards. A touch of the gas at 110km/h and it will see 140-150km/h.

But i would want it to be alittle nippier off the line to 80km/h. I think a 3.45 would do the trick.

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EA S

I was going to go for 3.45 as there's not enough jump from 2.92 to 3.23 to justify it, but I've heard that 3.55 are more readily available and cheaper, but I haven't looked into it yet. Then again, the 2.92 moves pretty well once it winds up a bit and I've started to wonder whether I might leave it in and just put more punch into the donk. Decisions, decisions.