disappointed
06-26-2007, 03:26 PM
#21
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Central Jersey
Posts: 394
RE: disappointed
ORIGINAL: Dan04COBRA
Anyone who says a shorter gear like 4.10/4.30 suck on the highway doesn't have a clue what they are talking about.
Anyone who says a shorter gear like 4.10/4.30 suck on the highway doesn't have a clue what they are talking about.
06-26-2007, 05:59 PM
#22
corner carver
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: New England
Posts: 4,371
RE: disappointed
ORIGINAL: 99shadowGT
i should have clarified...they pull like hell and blow stock gears out of the water, but at an 80-85 mph cruise i'm at 3000 rpm, which sucks for mpg
ORIGINAL: Dan04COBRA
Anyone who says a shorter gear like 4.10/4.30 suck on the highway doesn't have a clue what they are talking about.
Anyone who says a shorter gear like 4.10/4.30 suck on the highway doesn't have a clue what they are talking about.
06-26-2007, 06:30 PM
#23
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 26
RE: disappointed
disappointed? ifeel that once you start moddin you shouldn'teven beworried about you gas milage, i get under 10 mpg, and dont care. its all about being able to leave em in the dust once the light goes green. screw gas milage and top end. 1/4 mile is the only distance that matters. just go buy a beater to get ya to and from work, kick *** the rest of the time in the beast.
06-26-2007, 06:34 PM
#24
corner carver
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: New England
Posts: 4,371
RE: disappointed
ORIGINAL: bigjewc
disappointed? ifeel that once you start moddin you shouldn'teven beworried about you gas milage, i get under 10 mpg, and dont care. its all about being able to leave em in the dust once the light goes green. screw gas milage and top end. 1/4 mile is the only distance that matters. just go buy a beater to get ya to and from work, kick *** the rest of the time in the beast.
disappointed? ifeel that once you start moddin you shouldn'teven beworried about you gas milage, i get under 10 mpg, and dont care. its all about being able to leave em in the dust once the light goes green. screw gas milage and top end. 1/4 mile is the only distance that matters. just go buy a beater to get ya to and from work, kick *** the rest of the time in the beast.
That is something that I would be worried about. My dad's old 1984 Chevy Suburban got 10 MPG.
06-26-2007, 07:07 PM
#26
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location:
Posts: 1,052
RE: disappointed
ORIGINAL: arcticman37
+1
ORIGINAL: oxfordgt
I don't know how you are losing top speed. I have had my car to 140 in 4th gear and maxed the speedo in 5th.
I don't know how you are losing top speed. I have had my car to 140 in 4th gear and maxed the speedo in 5th.
06-26-2007, 07:23 PM
#27
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Central Texas
Posts: 3,074
RE: disappointed
ORIGINAL: JayC
First tell us how the speedo correction was done. Something smells like BS here
ORIGINAL: rdmypny
went from 3:55 to 4:10 gas milage went from 25mpg to 20 mpg and didn't pick up a whole lot on the low end side and went from 160+ mph to about 130 just don't know if it was worth it
went from 3:55 to 4:10 gas milage went from 25mpg to 20 mpg and didn't pick up a whole lot on the low end side and went from 160+ mph to about 130 just don't know if it was worth it
06-26-2007, 08:41 PM
#28
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 171
RE: disappointed
I have 4.10s and a supercharger so I haveno first gear at all but I love them. Before the charger me and my buddy had the same mods but he had underdrive pulleys and 3.73s, I would take him off the line and on the highway so I dont know why you feel slower. I didnt see much of a difference in mpg's either.
