High or Low Gear

[mazdamazda]

Am confused...

Is the 1st gear of your tranny the highest or lowest gear?

AFAIK, it is has the highest gear ratio, so it is the "highest gear". While the 4/5/6/7 gears are the "lowest gear" since they have the lowest gear ratio.

Thanks,

[kimpOy]

low gear = 1st gear
kung baga parang name application lang sa layman's term
since "1st" gear is lower than "2nd"
1 is less or lower than 2

now about the gear ratio that's techincal term.

[5Speed]

ganon din kay kimpoy ang paniniwala ko, mga PUV drivers kasi ang madalas kong maringgan nang ganyan eh, kapag may tinuturuan silang baguhan. although depende yan sa ibang driver..... me nakausap kasi ako na baliktad naman ang deskripsyon nya, parang yung kay M2....

[pissword]

low gear for me is 1st gear at high gear ang 5th

kasi po sa max speed... i mean it would be confusing diba if sabihin na switch to lower gear to attain higher speed

mas maganda pakinggan ang higher gear higher speed

[niky]

In layman's terms, 1st gear is the lowest gear... but technically, it's the highest ratio... 4th or 5th gear are the highest gears, but the lowest ratio... usually at 1:1 or close to it.

[Ungas]

Teka teka... ako'y nalito rin bago ako magpost.

To clear things, gears that have higher numerical order are infact the lower gears. Always use the gears numbers with rational aspect 1:4.625, 1:4.11, 1:6.25 etc... so the higher the number or closer ratio to 1 are the low gears. Succeeding higher gears should have lower numerical ratio.

[HBOY]

depende yan kung sino kausap mo... heeh..

[jim]

sa akin naintindihan ko lang yan nung may nagsabi sa aking ng ganito: ang first gear yung size ng 10 cent coin, second gear 25 cent coin, third gear 50 cent coin, fourth gear 1 peso coin.

so habang lumalaki yung size ng gear tumataas yung ratio = high gear. maganda ring halimbawa yung sa bisikleta na may kambyo hehehehe

[5Speed]

ayan, nagkalabo-labo na...hehehe

kakalito na tuloy

[mazdamazda]

ungas!!! nahilo ako sa explanation mo...

[niky]

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[wac3]

wala nang dapat pag-usapan dito. 1st gear is low gear. ang 5th, 6th, 7th gears ang high gears. standard na sa car manufacturers ang terms na to. just look at the a/t cars. L1 stands for low gear 1st. L2 stands for low gear 2nd.

[JAYarc]

sa technical ata:

1st gear=high gear
5th gear=lowgear

the more higher ung gear d more mababa ang topspeed, d more lower yung gear ratio mataas topspeed

parang ganito

1stgear 2.842:1
5thgear 0.712:1...>>hehe

[5Speed]

ano ba talaga kuya????

hehehehe.....

[Ungas]

Ahehe... sabi ko na nga bat tuliro pa rin ako nung pinaliwanag ko kanina...

Basic rule:
1. Higher numerical number is lower gear. Raises your rpm at a certain speed. Sample: 1st gear = 4.556; 2nd gear = 2.625

2. Lower numerical number is higher gear. Lowers engine rpm on high gear or top gear. Sample: 4th gear = 1.000; 5th gear = 0.836

You will also have to consider your final gear ratio, either for top speed lower numerical number, vice versa.