Stock 205 Si BE3 Gearbox

Ratios Overall ratio % Change km/h / 1000 RPM1 km/h @ 65002
FD 3.94
1st 3.450 13.593 8 52
2nd 1.850 7.289 46.4 15 97
3rd 1.280 5.043 30.8 22 140
4th 0.969 3.818 24.3 29 1853
5th 0.76 2.994 21.6 36 2363

RPM @ 100 km/h in 5th: 2750

Recommended trackday upgrade

4.43 cwp and GTi 3-4 and 5th.
You can also use later XSi or GTi6 gears.
You can put all that in the late model Si case.

Ratios Overall ratio % Change km/h / 1000 RPM1 km/h @ 65002
FD 4.43
1st 3.450 15.284 7 46
2nd 1.850 8.200 46.4 13 86
3rd 1.360 6.025 26.4 18 117
4th 1.069 4.736 21.3 23 149
5th 0.865 3.832 19.1 28 1853

RPM @ 100 km/h in 5th: 3520

Si stock power4 vs road speed (stock gearbox, recommended trackday hybrid)

BE3 Gearboxes5

Car (/FD) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th FD
205 Diesel-1.8 GRD 3.31 1.88 1.28 0.97 0.76 3.47
205 GTI-1.6/1.6 3.31 1.88 1.36 1.07 0.87 4.06
205 GTI-1.6/1.9 3.31 1.88 1.36 1.07 0.87 3.69
205 GTI-1.6/mi16 3.31 1.88 1.36 1.07 0.87 4.43
205 GTI-1.9 Gutmann 2.92 1.85 1.36 1.07 0.81 3.94
205 GTI-1.9/1.6 2.92 1.85 1.36 1.07 0.87 4.06
205 GTI-1.9/1.9 2.92 1.85 1.36 1.07 0.87 3.69
205 GTI-1.9/mi16 2.92 1.85 1.36 1.07 0.87 4.43
206 GTI-180 2.92 1.85 1.36 1.07 0.87 4.29
306 GTI/S16 2.92 1.85 1.28 0.97 0.76 4.43
309 GTI16 (90-91) 2.92 1.85 1.28 1.03 0.76 4.43
309 GTI16 (92-93) 3.42 1.95 1.36 1.05 0.85 4.43
405-1.6 carb 3.25 1.85 1.28 0.97 0.76 4.19
405-1.9 carb 3.25 1.85 1.28 0.97 0.76 4.06
405 SRI /1.6 GTI-C/R 3.31 1.88 1.28 0.97 0.76 4.06
405 T16 3.42 1.82 1.25 0.97 0.77 3.93
mi16/1.6 2.92 1.85 1.28 0.97 0.76 4.06
mi16/1.9 2.92 1.85 1.28 0.97 0.76 3.69
mi16/mi16 2.92 1.85 1.28 0.97 0.76 4.43
Xantia 2.0 SX 3.46 1.36 1.07 0.80 0.76 4.06
Xantia VSX (s16) 3.46 1.87 1.36 1.07 0.80 4.27
Xsara VTS 2.92 1.86 1.28 0.95 0.74 4.43
ZX (CB) 3.42 1.81 1.28 0.97 0.76 4.29
ZX (CL&CJ) 3.46 1.85 1.36 1.07 0.87 3.75
ZX 16v 2.92 1.85 1.28 0.97 0.76 4.43
ZX Volcane 2.0i 3.46 1.85 1.36 1.07 0.87 3.59

Peter Taylor's BE1/BE3 pages

  1. Based on 185/60R14 tyres, circumference 1.815 m ↩ ↩

  2. Assumed redline @ 6500 for stock 205 Si  ↩ ↩

  3. NB road speeds above ~180 km/h not possible with stock engine, regardless of gearbox: there's just not enough power  ↩ ↩ ↩

  4. Assumed Si is equivalent to 1992 Peugeot 205 XS (GT) 1.6i catalyst ↩

  5. https://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/index.php?threads/be3-box-talk.85237/post-903781 ↩