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Old 06-21-2013, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by stephen1371
It will help but it's up to you really, do you launch your car hard? Do you want to? Can your tires and suspension hold? if not why go 4.10's they really won't help you much if you are doing roll racing, to be honest wont help you at all really
I want to launch really hard just right now when I launch the car bogs way down then starts to move. Its almost like it LAGs out or something I have been told thats because the stock t/q converter has to low of a stall so I am not launching in the power band. I plan to upgrade that soon as well but I have decided to do gears first. When I am racing I run drag radials so I am sure the tires can handle it and I am also looking in to upgrading the suspension so that should be ok to. I guess I am not sure what you mean by roll racing?
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Old 06-21-2013, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by outceltj
U need slicks, LCAs, and a torque convertor
For now I am only running the drag radials if they start to slip I guess I will upgrade. I am kinda waiting on the LCAs tell I actually get some tire hop. And torque converter is the next step after gears.
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Old 06-21-2013, 09:34 AM
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Sounds like a nice setup up 808muscle glad to see your a Brenspeed fan as well.
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Old 06-21-2013, 09:35 AM
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cariacou 2005 - 2010 all have the 5 speed auto 5r55s
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Old 06-21-2013, 02:02 PM
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roll racing is the three honk game people play on the street
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Old 06-22-2013, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Theron Grant
For now I am only running the drag radials if they start to slip I guess I will upgrade. I am kinda waiting on the LCAs tell I actually get some tire hop. And torque converter is the next step after gears.
Nice u will love the torque convertor. second best mod ive done
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Old 06-23-2013, 06:57 AM
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Your kind of caught in the middle, application wise that is. I had a 3.73 with my auto and loved it for a DD, but always felt like a 4.10 would yield better times at the track. Another thing to keep in mind...a/t 1st gear ratio is lower than a manual. The same diff gear will yield more torque with an a/t in other words.
A good combo that I see guys running is a 4.10 gear with a oversized rear tire, like a 305/45/18 DR for the track and a 295/45/18 for the street. The larger tire in the rear will bring the effective gearing down from 4.10 into the 3.90 range. Hope this helps
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