http://slmarket.com/news/2008/01/mercedes-benz-transmission-transplants/ SL Mercedes-Benz, SL550, 190SL, Gullwings, Roadsters, SLK, SLC, Mercedes cars, auto advice, Mercedes-Benz articles Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:21:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://slmarket.com/news/2008/01/mercedes-benz-transmission-transplants/comment-page-1/#comment-3 3point5 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:16:22 +0000 http://slmarket.com/news/2008/01/mercedes-benz-transmission-transplants/#comment-3 This makes great sense and makes me really think about swapping out the rear end of my 71 350SL euro (yes, a 107 chassis). It is a 4-speed manual, and I believe it has a 3.46:1 rear end, which makes for some high rpm highway cruising and very, very short 1st gear. Am I correct that a US-spec 450SL has 3.06:1 rear end gearing? I wonder if this would yield similar results to your example above? Would I want to go even lower (numerically)? This makes great sense and makes me really think about swapping out the rear end of my 71 350SL euro (yes, a 107 chassis). It is a 4-speed manual, and I believe it has a 3.46:1 rear end, which makes for some high rpm highway cruising and very, very short 1st gear. Am I correct that a US-spec 450SL has 3.06:1 rear end gearing? I wonder if this would yield similar results to your example above? Would I want to go even lower (numerically)?

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