Thursday, September 4, 2008

Application the the D.P.I. technical section and Gear ratios

Tuesday the 2nd Sept. and the application was handed over the counter at Welshpool for a preliminary approval to go ahead with the electrification, if I can put it like that !

The search for a technical or workshop manual for the L601 model (1997) has proven fruitless. I have tried countless bookshops, Dealerships, and many many websites
In the end I've had to settle for borrowing the ratio's from a later model with the 998cc motor, we're using these to calculate power input to accelerate and maintain a speed under different road conditions. (see earlier post for other estimates)

Transmission ratios;
1st: 3.181,
2nd: 1.842,
3rd: 1.250,
4th: 0.916,
5th: 0.750,
Reverse: 3.142

Final drive ratio 4.260