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Originally Posted by deanyel
Nor is my point rocket science - just asking if you know you like first gear start. I've found it disconcerting, consistantly, since the 111 automatics of the 60s. The wide relatively ratio between first and second makes for a much less elegant shift than between second and third. You are afterall about to far exceed the market value of your car with this project.
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The diesels all have first gear start and they perform perfectly well in the second generation W126. There is no "less than elegant" 1-2 shift. The SD has a "less than elegant" 1-2, but this is completely corrected in the later vehicles.
You ought to take a look at my original post and do a few calculations for yourself. You'll find that the 2-3 shift is wider than the 1-2 shift.
The reason that you might find a harsh 1-2 shift has nothing to do with the spacing between gears, but more likely the engine speed in first at the point of the shift. With a 3.46, it's likely that you'll wind it up too far in first. This won't occur with the 2.47.
The project should be accomplished for $500-$600. You'd have to explain in more detail how I'm going to "far exceed the market value" with that investment.