View Poll Results: Lets make a FAQ about gears
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Motion to sticky gear related information in both sections
05-02-2009, 10:41 AM
#21
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you should put rpms at speeds with different gears. top of 4th, highway speeds in 5th. that always gets asked.
05-02-2009, 10:44 AM
#22
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I think this is a great idea.
It will be so much easier to post a link to a noob rather than explain **** 15 times in one day.
It will be so much easier to post a link to a noob rather than explain **** 15 times in one day.
05-02-2009, 11:14 AM
#23
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True but who's "opinion" will be posted in regards to ratio selection. No true 1%er would ever recommend 3.73's over 4.10's. On the other hand all the ricer roll racers and dyno-queens will always go with 3.73's because they know that 4.10's are just 'undriveable" in the first 2 gears. Then you have the truly unstable that think 3.90's are the answer. Get my point?
05-02-2009, 01:07 PM
#24
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True but who's "opinion" will be posted in regards to ratio selection. No true 1%er would ever recommend 3.73's over 4.10's. On the other hand all the ricer roll racers and dyno-queens will always go with 3.73's because they know that 4.10's are just 'undriveable" in the first 2 gears. Then you have the truly unstable that think 3.90's are the answer. Get my point?
I have done tons or 8.8 rebuilds, a bunch of 373 to 410 swaps, and whatnot so I believe the stuff in the sticky will be able to help the majority.
05-02-2009, 05:19 PM
#25
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Remember to take into account RPMS with different tranies. And a HUGE plus 1000000000000000000000000000000 to jayc
05-03-2009, 10:50 AM
#26
TECH SAVANT
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Saint Augustine, FL
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Here are a couple of gearing and HP "calculators" from my site:
How fast can I go in each gear?
How much HP does it take to go how fast?
How fast can I go in each gear?
How much HP does it take to go how fast?
Last edited by cliffyk; 05-03-2009 at 10:54 AM.
05-03-2009, 12:31 PM
#27
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+1 It doesnt matter how many stickies we have. Hell We really already have a whole Sticky Thread about bolt ons but theres still bolt on threads around here.
If anything we need some suspension stickies, and we prolly do have some i just havent looked yet.
05-03-2009, 12:52 PM
#28
aka 'Negative Nancy'
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so 3.73s are ricer gears? get the ƒuck out jay, some cars need a less aggressive gear, thats why high hp cobras are running 3.55s instead of the God's gear, 4.10s.
why not get 4.56s jay? 4.10s are for ricers...maybe you dont understand how that works with a 300rwhp car
why not get 4.56s jay? 4.10s are for ricers...maybe you dont understand how that works with a 300rwhp car
Last edited by 99BlackPonyGT; 05-03-2009 at 12:55 PM.
05-03-2009, 08:51 PM
#29
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so 3.73s are ricer gears? get the ƒuck out jay, some cars need a less aggressive gear, thats why high hp cobras are running 3.55s instead of the God's gear, 4.10s.
why not get 4.56s jay? 4.10s are for ricers...maybe you dont understand how that works with a 300rwhp car
why not get 4.56s jay? 4.10s are for ricers...maybe you dont understand how that works with a 300rwhp car
05-03-2009, 09:32 PM
#30
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well i use to have a sticky with noob stuff in it, but it was removed. Not that it solved the issue but I do think it is worse again...jmo.