3.73's
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3.73's
ive got a question for you guys bro has a 98 gt (auto) with 3.73,Can anyone tell me at what speed do these gears stop pulling?
Its an auto so figure what speed would it stop pulling in 4th
Its an auto so figure what speed would it stop pulling in 4th
6th Gear Member
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 7,797
From: Tennessee
RE: 3.73's
ORIGINAL: Steeda1716
ive got a question for you guys bro has a 98 gt (auto) with 3.73,Can anyone tell me at what speed do these gears stop pulling?
Its an auto so figure what speed would it stop pulling in 4th
ive got a question for you guys bro has a 98 gt (auto) with 3.73,Can anyone tell me at what speed do these gears stop pulling?
Its an auto so figure what speed would it stop pulling in 4th
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Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,060
From: Okla.
RE: 3.73's
He will have a little higher top end now then he did before the gears.. It'll be in 5th instead of in 4th though. Thats the big misconception, that they kill your top end. With steeper gears you can accelerate in 5th now where before it would only hold speed at higher speeds... but you run out of 4th gear much quicker.
And 5th doesnt exactly pull the hardest ... .68:1 on the T45's isnt exactly a power gear [&:]
And 5th doesnt exactly pull the hardest ... .68:1 on the T45's isnt exactly a power gear [&:]
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RE: 3.73's
ORIGINAL: HaV
He will have a little higher top end now then he did before the gears.. It'll be in 5th instead of in 4th though. Thats the big misconception, that they kill your top end. With steeper gears you can accelerate in 5th now where before it would only hold speed at higher speeds... but you run out of 4th gear much quicker.
And 5th doesnt exactly pull the hardest ... .68:1 on the T45's isnt exactly a power gear [&:]
He will have a little higher top end now then he did before the gears.. It'll be in 5th instead of in 4th though. Thats the big misconception, that they kill your top end. With steeper gears you can accelerate in 5th now where before it would only hold speed at higher speeds... but you run out of 4th gear much quicker.
And 5th doesnt exactly pull the hardest ... .68:1 on the T45's isnt exactly a power gear [&:]
Come on man...read the post...
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Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,463
From: West Virginia
RE: 3.73's
ORIGINAL: VARifleman
Hmm...I never knew that the T45 was an automatic transmission with 5 gears....
Come on man...read the post...
ORIGINAL: HaV
He will have a little higher top end now then he did before the gears.. It'll be in 5th instead of in 4th though. Thats the big misconception, that they kill your top end. With steeper gears you can accelerate in 5th now where before it would only hold speed at higher speeds... but you run out of 4th gear much quicker.
And 5th doesnt exactly pull the hardest ... .68:1 on the T45's isnt exactly a power gear [&:]
He will have a little higher top end now then he did before the gears.. It'll be in 5th instead of in 4th though. Thats the big misconception, that they kill your top end. With steeper gears you can accelerate in 5th now where before it would only hold speed at higher speeds... but you run out of 4th gear much quicker.
And 5th doesnt exactly pull the hardest ... .68:1 on the T45's isnt exactly a power gear [&:]
Come on man...read the post...
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RE: 3.73's
ORIGINAL: IWinULose
I can't find the part where he said it was an auto. The T45 is really close to the T56, minus a gear. Basically they are designed the same though. With a stock rear end, 5th gear is overdrive on 90% of standard transmissions. As HaV said, 5th gear would not normally pull. Once you change the rear end it changes the final drive ratio, and gives the car a little bit of pull in 5th, allowing the car to accelerate while in 5th, increasing a car's top speed. Of course, you will still be friction/drag limited, but you will notice a difference in top speed. What he was trying to explain is everyone, or better, many people think that if you install gears such as 3.73s or 4.10s, etc, that it cuts down your top speed because it brings your power to the low side, as in takeoff. You may run through 1-4 quicker with better acceleration, but you will also have acceleration in 5th gear as well, which you usually don't have with a stock vehicle.
ORIGINAL: VARifleman
Hmm...I never knew that the T45 was an automatic transmission with 5 gears....
Come on man...read the post...
ORIGINAL: HaV
He will have a little higher top end now then he did before the gears.. It'll be in 5th instead of in 4th though. Thats the big misconception, that they kill your top end. With steeper gears you can accelerate in 5th now where before it would only hold speed at higher speeds... but you run out of 4th gear much quicker.
And 5th doesnt exactly pull the hardest ... .68:1 on the T45's isnt exactly a power gear [&:]
He will have a little higher top end now then he did before the gears.. It'll be in 5th instead of in 4th though. Thats the big misconception, that they kill your top end. With steeper gears you can accelerate in 5th now where before it would only hold speed at higher speeds... but you run out of 4th gear much quicker.
And 5th doesnt exactly pull the hardest ... .68:1 on the T45's isnt exactly a power gear [&:]
Come on man...read the post...
ORIGINAL: Steeda1716
ive got a question for you guys bro has a 98 gt (auto) with 3.73,Can anyone tell me at what speed do these gears stop pulling?
Its an auto so figure what speed would it stop pulling in 4th
ive got a question for you guys bro has a 98 gt (auto) with 3.73,Can anyone tell me at what speed do these gears stop pulling?
Its an auto so figure what speed would it stop pulling in 4th
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From: Tennessee
RE: 3.73's
ORIGINAL: DarkShadowGT03
Maybe it didn't say auto before since he edited the post-- check out the first post. He could have edited the auto part afterwards.
Maybe it didn't say auto before since he edited the post-- check out the first post. He could have edited the auto part afterwards.
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