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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 07:04 AM
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Gears...

UDP's help but it's no where near as noticeable as gears on the butt-dyno.
Old Aug 25, 2008 | 07:05 AM
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but again what kind of gas mileage would it frop from 3.31's to 4.10's?
Old Aug 25, 2008 | 10:54 AM
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gears.. im doing gears before UDP's.. im going 4.10's
Old Aug 25, 2008 | 11:33 AM
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4.10s you might loose around 2...MAYBE but unlikely 3 on highway. City I hear will probably not go down
Old Aug 25, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 05 Mustang
The gears will definitely give you the feel of being faster in lieu of the pulleys....as far as which ratio to go with is a matter of opinion. I just had a friend install 4.10's in his auto, he had some issues with the install, and had to get new gears and changed to the 3.73's and is MUCH happier. In his case, the 4.10's were too much for his drive to work everyday.

I am the "friend" he is talking about. I would NOT recommend 4.10s for the automatic. Howarmat tried to warn me, but I listened to others that said it was better. As Cameron said, I am MUCH happier with the 3.73s. The 3.73s in auto are similiar to 4.10s in a manual. Hence, 4.10s in an auto are comparable to 4.30s in a manual due to the different transmission ratios.
Old Aug 25, 2008 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by joemagna
I am the "friend" he is talking about. I would NOT recommend 4.10s for the automatic. Howarmat tried to warn me, but I listened to others that said it was better. As Cameron said, I am MUCH happier with the 3.73s. The 3.73s in auto are similiar to 4.10s in a manual. Hence, 4.10s in an auto are comparable to 4.30s in a manual due to the different transmission ratios.
And I am the friend who told him to go with 3:73's right out of the gate!
Old Aug 25, 2008 | 08:39 PM
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hm im still new to the mustangs and all, but from what i've heard 3.73s are best if you are looking to s/c or whatever your car? (granted i have a stick and not an auto, but wouldnt it be the same thing?)
Old Aug 25, 2008 | 08:51 PM
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Your fuel economy won't necessarily drop with 4.10's. If you do mostly driving under 60mph, it will probably go up.
Old Aug 25, 2008 | 08:52 PM
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I have 3.73's in my auto and love them. FWIW, most people say 3.73's in an auto and 4.10's in a manual
Old Aug 25, 2008 | 09:04 PM
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I am starting to look around for some 3.73's for my auto. Whats a good brand and vendor???.....also since I am not going to install them myself..how much will the install run me?



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