Gear ration information for a 5 speed 88 wagon

[Infinitrium]

This 88 5 speed wagon I'm buying doesn't have a tach unfortunately but I would like to be able to figure out how many rpm's the engine will turn at a given speed. If I have the final drive and gear ratio I can do a bit of math to get the rpms from a given speed. I did search but I didn't find any 6th gen specific info.

[Infinitrium]

'ello?

[Bitter]

figure out what trans you have then search the gear ratios for that trans.

[Infinitrium]

Well, I have a 5 speed transmission. Is there a transmission code in the VIN or something?

[Bitter]

yes, theres different 5 speed transmissons.

[Infinitrium]

Well, I think I have a C50. No way of knowing for sure. If I could just get the 5th gear and final drive ratio I'd be fine.

[ghost_ryder35]

Originally Posted by Infinitrium

This 88 5 speed wagon I'm buying doesn't have a tach unfortunately but I would like to be able to figure out how many rpm's the engine will turn at a given speed. If I have the final drive and gear ratio I can do a bit of math to get the rpms from a given speed. I did search but I didn't find any 6th gen specific info.

buy a checp tach from auto zone, checker.

[REN69]

Go to Princess Auto, buy a $30 tachometer and install it on your car. Done.

I also think you have a C50.

[Donald]

C50 ratios should be :
1st = 3.545
2nd = 1.904
3rd = 1.310
4th = 0.969
5th = 0.815
Final drive = 3.941

I found this info some time ago on a web site that apparently no longer exists.

http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:...s&ct=clnk&cd=3

[Infinitrium]

I did a search on the forum for C50, and found a post by diver9000 that shows the final drive ratio for the C50 being 3.722

C50 North American AE102 version 93-97 Corolla 4AFE
1st: 3.545
2nd: 1.904
3rd: 1.310
4th: .969
5th: .815
final drive: 3.722