The Original Dave

Hi all, I know everyone and their dog seems to be after close-ratio gearboxes for their Micras but am I the only one who finds the 1.2 a bit under-geared? 5th gear seems to give about 20mph/1000rpm (indicated speed, so true figure would be lower). I'd kind of like 5th to be a cruising gear, say more like 25mph/1000rpm. Happy enough to change down to 4th for the odd incline if this is what it takes. I certainly don't think that pushing 4000rpm at motorway speeds can be good for fuel economy. I'm not about to fix what isn't strictly broken but, come the time when the clutch needs changing, are there ant compatible gearboxes with slightly higher 5th gear and/or final drive ratios? Ideally a combination of both so that I can significantly raise 5th gear without rendering the lower gears unusable... Ideas gratefully received, Thanks, __ Dave

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...had my K11 a few years but only just stumbled on this forum. I guess that tells you something about either its reliability or my computer literacy! Anyway, hope I can be of some use to the forum and vice-versa! __ Dave