Mitchell Overdrive Question I am thinking about putting a Mitchell Overdrive in my '31 Tudor. Presently, I have a 3:54 high speed rearend in it. Will the Mitchell work with my present rear end or should I change back to the original stock ratio? What would be the biggest problem with the Mitchell and my high speed rearend working together? Thanks.
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Re: Mitchell Overdrive Question Not sure BUT do a search as the Mitchell and it's ratios have been covered buku times.
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Re: Mitchell Overdrive Question or call Mitchell, they would be glad to help.
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Re: Mitchell Overdrive Question Mitchell is a 26% or 36% overdrive depending on what you choose,a 3.54 is about a 10% increase in road speed over a stock 3.78..so basically if a stock A is happy at fifty mph,yours does 60 with the 3.54 and say you buy the 26% OD you would top out at close to 80 mph..heres the neat thing about the Mitchell,you can 'split' gears so instead of three you now have six..so the additional torque load of the 36% or (46% if you choose)on the engine is moderated by six gear combinations..you might shift more,but keep in mind the mitchell is syncromesh,you can actually never have to shift the flat gears against load again..I was on the fence till I looked at it..
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Re: Mitchell Overdrive Question One of the guys in our club has the Mitchell 26% in a coupe with 3.54:1 rear end ratio. Even with the smaller 16" wheels, it is a little anemic. On flat ground, once it gets going, it is great!
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Re: Mitchell Overdrive Question I have the 26% on a Mitchell tranny and 3:54 rear end, 600 X 16's on the ground. This is on a light roadster with a "Touring Engine," inserts "B" grind on cam and Police head, Fairly well balanced engine with pressure oiling (Could have been better balanced, I believe) and it pulls the mountains here in CA quite well. In my opinion on a light car this is a good combo. Mitchell told me more ideal would have been 36% with a 4:11 rear. That is what I intend to put in the coupe. It also has 600 X 16's on the ground.
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Re: Mitchell Overdrive Question Synchro, How do you shift both at the same time? Mine are not close enough. Did you modify the Mitchell lever so it's closer?
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Re: Mitchell Overdrive Question With all the Mitchell comments, while in Coos Bay last week I saw a tudor from ID with TWO Mitchells in the drive line!! Not sure what the reason was as didn't see the owner but the engine had a OH valve head on it and other upgrades. The shift levers were mounted just ahead of the seat and parallel with the seat. Looked like a nice job but why?
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Re: Mitchell Overdrive Question Im trying to do the math and its making my head hurt. That is to say that I doubt he uses them simultaneously. Maybe one is geared for speed and the other for torque?
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If both are 33% units, using both at once would give him 77%. Wonder what diff ratio he was running!:rolleyes: |
Re: Mitchell Overdrive Question Maybe one Mitchell is in reverse for hill climbing.
Like Bill says about the pinto engine car. A pinto (never seen one, but used the engine in a Cortina for some years) needs to run flat out to make power. With an overhead valve it would allow more revs. |
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Also never seen a Pinto but I believe they are not he world's best motors which fits with "need to run flat out to make power". The Lotus motors in the Cortina - well that's a whole different story. |
Re: Mitchell Overdrive Question If you call Mitchell, they will tell you that the 26% reduction with a 3.78 ring and pinion set up I ideal.
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