Several members have changed the rear gear. A 2:94 or 3:23 shouldn't make to big of a difference. You can expect to lose from 1-2 MPG depending on how hard you drive the car. Keep in mind if you do change gears you will need to recalibrate your speedometer for it to read properly. Dave U. 81 IMP > many thanks to all who offered help and advice with my DEAD dash. a > quick call to the amazing IMPERIAL MAN Jim Harris in Seattle and a > replacement module arrived here in Perth West Australia within seven > days. now all is working again. GREAT SERVICE !!! >> >>on another note > has anyone changed the diff ratio on a 81/83 Imperial from the very low > 2.24 to a higher no. (2.94 or 3.23)for better performance? did it make > a big difference to fuel consumption ? I think it would be easier than > fitting a larger motor such as 360 or even a 440 >> >> regards from IMP DOWN UNDER > John >> 300 G > 60 Adventurer > 64 Polara coupe >> > > >