MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Performance Modifications => Topic started by: Janner_Sy on September 14, 2009, 01:54:49 pm

Title: what gear do they normally use for rolling road runs
Post by: Janner_Sy on September 14, 2009, 01:54:49 pm

just had my car put on the rolling road and they did the runs in 5th gear, but for some reason i recall JKM and other previous dynos having done the runs in 4th gear.

does it make a difference at all which gear it is ran in??

Title: Re: what gear do they normally use for rolling road runs
Post by: Poppa Dom on September 14, 2009, 01:58:14 pm

Interesting, where was that? If you have not read it, this is a really interesting read from Keith at JKM. http://www.jkm.org.uk/performance/dynotesting.htm (http://www.jkm.org.uk/performance/dynotesting.htm)

Title: Re: what gear do they normally use for rolling road runs
Post by: Phil Mcavity on September 14, 2009, 02:08:18 pm

I was under the impression it was 3rd gear?

Title: Re: what gear do they normally use for rolling road runs
Post by: Janner_Sy on September 14, 2009, 02:10:44 pm

Quote from: DomT on September 14, 2009, 01:58:14 pm

Interesting, where was that? If you have not read it, this is a really interesting read from Keith at JKM. http://www.jkm.org.uk/performance/dynotesting.htm (http://www.jkm.org.uk/performance/dynotesting.htm)

AMDessex. Was mega impressed there though.

Title: Re: what gear do they normally use for rolling road runs
Post by: Hedge on September 14, 2009, 02:55:47 pm

Normally 3rd or 4th. I thought the idea was that it was 1:1 gearing. :confused:

Title: Re: what gear do they normally use for rolling road runs
Post by: gazbutS3 on September 14, 2009, 03:04:42 pm

Thats what I thought Hedge, thats why they run in 4th normally, closest to 1:1 :smiley:

Title: Re: what gear do they normally use for rolling road runs
Post by: Keith@APR on September 29, 2009, 05:19:04 pm

Quote from: gazbutS3 on September 14, 2009, 03:04:42 pm

Thats what I thought Hedge, thats why they run in 4th normally, closest to 1:1 :smiley:

 :congrats:

Title: Re: what gear do they normally use for rolling road runs
Post by: cuprak1 on September 29, 2009, 05:24:44 pm

Mines always done in 5th :)

Title: Re: what gear do they normally use for rolling road runs
Post by: chungster on September 29, 2009, 05:55:12 pm

well the O2Q 6 speed gearbox comes with the ratios 1.09:1 in 4th gear, and 1.11:1 in 5th, with 6th being 0.91:1

so in that sense....4th would be better than 5th!

Title: Re: what gear do they normally use for rolling road runs
Post by: KRL on September 29, 2009, 06:08:31 pm

I guess the higher the gear the longer the pull which means you will get more data from it.