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Old 07-28-2005, 06:38 PM
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i do not know what kind of gear i want... i hear 373 all over but i dont wanna lose highway power. i was thinking maybe a 355? what would give me the best all around? also how much is the speedometer off after doin gears?
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Old 07-28-2005, 06:43 PM
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yea i would also like to know the same
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Old 07-28-2005, 07:02 PM
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I know alot of people like 373's and alot love 410's so i am goin with 390's
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Old 07-28-2005, 08:20 PM
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i got the 4.10's lose highway power?? mine pulls alot harder in every gear but if you mean you still want to be able to run 130mph without being tached out i would get them but i figured 100mph would still get me a chunky speeding ticket me personally i love the 410s they arent as bad as everyone says they are on the highway
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Old 07-28-2005, 08:48 PM
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i got 373 in my 95 gt, you get the low end power u want for the starts, and with 5th gear being overdrive u can easily do your 130mph on the highway at 3-4k rpms in 5th gear, i can do about 90 in 3rd gear and for gas milage 30 mph in 4th gear (sometimes 2nd or 3rd so i can **** off the neighbors). but for street use i love my 373's you still get the highway use you want and u also have the low end power you need for the track, but i hear 410's also do decent on the highway it just depends how much driving your actually gonna do!
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Old 07-28-2005, 10:21 PM
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look at gear sticky
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Old 07-28-2005, 11:48 PM
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3.55's arent worth doing. 3.73's at least. i wish i would have gone 3.90 i can still do about 120mph on the freeway and thats with an aod. i usually dirve 90-100 though
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Old 07-31-2005, 03:55 PM
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I have 4.10s in mine and i LOVE the torque with em in 2nd and 3rd it pulls like a mother....1st is really short though....i can go around 110 at like 5000 in 5th so not to bad of loss their and i mean i dont think ur gunna be drivin alll the way down the highway at 110??? go with either the 4.10s or 3.90s
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Old 07-31-2005, 05:18 PM
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i would stay away from anything more than 3.73s if you want you're gas mileage to be descent on the highway. 4.10 are ok for autos though. mine has 3.08s from the factory so im going with 3.73s. if i had 2.73s from the factory i would go with 3.55s. its all a matter of how much MPG youre willing to drop to gain accelaration.
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Old 08-01-2005, 03:17 AM
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What's the stock gear in a 95 gt w/ 5 speed?
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