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Can anyone point me to a good article on Gears, or tell me a bit about them.

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Old 10-05-2008, 11:01 PM
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Default Can anyone point me to a good article on Gears, or tell me a bit about them.

I am running an 07 GT Auto right now and am looking to learn a bit about gears. I have seen different people running 4.10's, 3.73's, ect. What are the differences between these and what exactly do they do for performance or change?
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Old 10-05-2008, 11:21 PM
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auto trans alot of ppl go with 3.73's
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Old 10-06-2008, 12:35 PM
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Old 10-06-2008, 12:54 PM
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the steeper the gears, the quicker you get into higher rpms and quicker accelleration.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gear_ratio

a basic explanation of what gear ratio is. if you have 4.10's, the DS will spin 4.1 times to get 1 revolution of the rear tires.
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So are the 3.77's the norm for an Auto? I want a quick acceleration and the RPM's to shoot up fast.
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