Gears and driveshaft?
10-05-2011, 12:25 PM
#11
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I think either 3.55 or 3.73 would be the sweet spot for gears. As for the DS, not only do you shed like 8-10lbs of rotational mass. The independent dyno results also show about 8hp/tq increase as well. A little pricey for the power output, but combined with the added strength, reliability and less rotational mass I think it's worth it.
10-05-2011, 06:39 PM
#12
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i dont mean to contradict myself i just realized i worded my initial question poorly. And yes ive only seen the drive shafts for 500-700 and thats seems like an aweful lot but in the long run i guess it would be worth it if i continue to mod the car. the poeple i have heard of using 4:10s on their autos do almost no highway driving so i would assume thats why they prefer them since their RPM's are never high. But thank you both, i think im going to stick with 3.73 when i finally upgrade
10-06-2011, 08:13 AM
#13
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Ohio
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Yes, I have the 3.73 in my Stang and I love it.......4.10 are more for the strip and not for a daily driver. If you went with the 4.10 your MPG will take a huge hit not to mention high RPM's when on the highway! But it would be fast on the strip.
10-06-2011, 09:11 AM
#14
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i dont mean to contradict myself i just realized i worded my initial question poorly. And yes ive only seen the drive shafts for 500-700 and thats seems like an aweful lot but in the long run i guess it would be worth it if i continue to mod the car. the poeple i have heard of using 4:10s on their autos do almost no highway driving so i would assume thats why they prefer them since their RPM's are never high. But thank you both, i think im going to stick with 3.73 when i finally upgrade
10-06-2011, 05:42 PM
#17
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What kind of mpgs are you seeing in the city and highway? What size are your tires?
10-06-2011, 08:22 PM
#18
The Paranoid One
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Texas
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The drive shaft subject is one that is often debated.
Some love it and say it helps, some hate it and say it causes problems.
I'd say it can do both. I've seen and heard it enough in different situations.
I'm always on the YES side of upgrading the gear ratio from stock as long as you
don't have a really aggressive ratio from the start.
Some love it and say it helps, some hate it and say it causes problems.
I'd say it can do both. I've seen and heard it enough in different situations.
I'm always on the YES side of upgrading the gear ratio from stock as long as you
don't have a really aggressive ratio from the start.