B18A swap

Originally posted by AzCivic
Furthermore, If you're really worried about shifting too soon(say against a large displacement V8 where they can go with longer gears and not have much to worry about when racing a 4cylinder car) what could you do to get to a higher MPH before shifting???????????????? RAISE THE REV LIMIT, with a good turbo/head setup you'll be making power beyond the stock redline so why not take advantage of the power up there!?!?!?! with shorter gearing you can! with longer gearing it'll take too long to get up there.

If you are talking about a NA car, this is a good idea,
but raising your rev limit beyond where your max power is stupid since you will lose power if you ride to high. Shorter gearing is benificial to NA cars because their power is constant all the time (i,e, no spooling). Having short gear ratios on an NA car will keep it in its power band at all times.

Having short gearing on a turbo car will rob the car of its potential because its power band will be wider if it's turbo is fully spooled.