DarkHorse06

Need yalls advice in what gears i should put in my S197???

Should I go with 3.73 or 4.10?

BruceH

4.10 for sure.

marcuskeeler

The question isn't as clear cut as you think, it depends on your needs.
What do you need more from your car? Are you into the 1/4 mile yawn-fest? road course stuff? - there really isn't much point in doing it if you never race it, the advantages you get on the odd traffic light grand prix starts are outweighed by the poor gas mileage and increased wear cycles on everyday driving.
1/4 mile dragging then Yes, go with 4,10's.
Road course? hard to say, 4.10's are often too short for road course work depending on length/topology, usually 3.73 or 3.55 are plenty good enough. With 4.10's on a road course you are simply making more work for yourself with more shifts per lap at best and often you end up needing to grab 5th gear on long straights which puts you into overdrive, not good..

Alec

I'd vote 4.10's but Marcus is right, it depends on what you need

gman73

This topic comes every few days.

joutcelt

Dont let people talk to you about poor gas mileage. If u have a mustang and its a v8 then your concern really isnt about gas mileage. I have 410's and I only lost about 1 mpg. So really its not enough to even talk about. Dont fear the gear.

ShaneM

my car has 3.73's from the factory and i think they are perfect for the car. Not too much shifting as all and if you want to go to the track they will work well on a road coarse or a strip.

BruceH

My city mileage went up with 4.10's. I could still hit 120's in 4th, in fact I'm pretty sure low 130's are possible depending on how the rev limiter is set up and rear tire size.

ShaneM

Not sure if it matters to anyone, but with the 3.73's and factory 19's the 10 will do 140 in 4th, that could be a big difference if you track the car.

wusthof

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