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Old 11-27-2013, 02:28 PM
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Close or wide ratio refers to the transmission. The ratio part referred to the percentage drop of rpm between gears. The m22 is a close ratio tranny. It is the same gearing as the m21. The m20 was the wide ratio. I think The wide ratio would have suited the torque of a Pontiac better. The m22 was a stronger tranny because of the straiter cut gears. It made more noise however. Therefor the nickname rock crusher.
Totally addictive to listen to........if you've got an M22,you don't need a radio....

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Totally addictive to listen to........if you've got an M22,you don't need a radio....
I concur - music to my ears

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I concur - music to my ears
Goes hand in hand with the "quadrajet flush"..... BahWaaaaa....ampified by the open shaker door....

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could I have read a sales brochure that offered close or wide ratio, but in reality only one being close was offered?..actually I just read in a 1971 brochure...Transmission fully synchronized 3 speed muncie

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