Gears, Ranked

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
09/25/2013 at 19:30 • Filed to: Unexplained Lists, transmissions, rants

1. 3

2. 5

3. 2

4. 1

5. 6

6. 4

7. 8

8. 7

DISCUSSION (25)

J. Walter Weatherman > For Sweden
09/25/2013 at 19:31

Kinja'd!!!

Seems like a pretty fair ranking, but what about reverse?

For Sweden > J. Walter Weatherman
09/25/2013 at 19:32

Reverse isn't a gear. It's a way of life for losers.

TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! > For Sweden
09/25/2013 at 19:33

Getting hit by a car. Only having 4 and not being able to select them yourself because you are in a POS Camry, or other assorted econobox.

Hermann > For Sweden
09/25/2013 at 19:35

Just like the brake pedal.

J. Walter Weatherman > For Sweden
09/25/2013 at 19:36

I kinda like reverse. I'm thinking I would put it just after 5th and ahead of 2nd.

Gamecat235 > For Sweden
09/25/2013 at 19:42

I tend to disagree, but I drive a slow car.

I would rank them as follows:

1. 2
2. 3
3. 5
4. 1
5. R
6. 4
7. 6

Unless I have a rental, in which case I would rank them as:

1. D
2. 2
3. R
4. N

Hermann > For Sweden
09/25/2013 at 19:47

Gears of my old tractor, ranked:
1. 15
2. 1
3. 7
4. 3
5. 16
6. 8
7. 14
8. 4
9. 13
10. 12
11. 11
12. 2
13. 5
14. 6
15. 10
16. 9

With the differential locked and 4x4 engaged, I swap Gear 1 into 1st place.

NinetyQ > For Sweden
09/25/2013 at 20:02

Ranking for my Audi:

desertdog5051 > For Sweden
09/25/2013 at 20:03

Man, some of those gears on the main and countershaft look pretty rough. Hope that ain't your transmission.

Michael Delaney reaches down between his legs and eases the seat back > For Sweden
09/25/2013 at 20:09

The number of gears is too damn high!

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The man in the iron mask > For Sweden
09/25/2013 at 20:14

what is the red gear for?

FastIndy > The man in the iron mask
09/25/2013 at 20:21

Probably a Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS). These are normally driven off of the final drive, but can be found in quite a few different places.

Axial > For Sweden
09/25/2013 at 20:24

Interesting. Here's how I'd rank them:

1. 4
2. 3
3. 1
4. 5
5. 2
6. 6

1st is scary because high-horsepower, high-torque, light car, and RWD make things scary with low gearing. Also it approaches the top of the tach damn quick. 2nd ranks so poorly because it's a...wait for it...shifty son of a bitch that doesn't like being shifted into - ever, but it redeems itself because it's also the best gear for acceleration. 3rd wins because it's responsive at all RPMs and is flexible. 4th is...boring. 5th is an OD, but a good OD that is responsive above 2300 RPM, and 6th is the worst because it can't do anything but hold a steady speed above 55 MPH.

wkiernan > The man in the iron mask
09/25/2013 at 21:13

Looks like a tachometer take-off but I could be wrong.

The man in the iron mask > wkiernan
09/25/2013 at 21:18

i also thought that but, when you have the clutch pedal in, nothing is moving on the gearbox so it isnt, and speedometer also isnt, because when youre in neutral the countershaft rotates so it would mark speed even if youre not moving