Mustang 03 GT

What's up guys? Just got my 3:73 gears installed today and so far no whine. I bought the Richmond gears and I was afraid becasue I have heard that the Richmond gears are notorious for whining but so far smooth as silk. It's only been one day but if there is a problem, will they start whining after a certain amount of miles or will I be okay?

4.698GT

If they don't whine from the beginning and there are no defective parts i.e bearings or races, everything should work out great for you. Gears made a huge difference didn't they?

Mustang 03 GT

Oh man they sure did!! I also ordered a SCT tuner from Brenspeed with a custom tune. Can't wait until I can upload it to my car's computer.

4.698GT

good deal. you can use that tuner to recalibrate the speedo since it should be off now.

Mustang 03 GT

I'm looking at your mods and have to ask did the accufab tb and plenium make a difference?

4.698GT

better throttle response was the most notible

aMerICAn_mUsCLe79

if it aint whineing now...its not gunna good luck with em...i need to start saving up

tcuallstar

i disagree, i got my gears installed and no whine, then sure enough about a week later a faint whine, and then it all went down from there, gears are the hardest thing to get installed right

MU71L4710N

the rep richmond gets is bs to an extent. no gear should whine UNLESS put in improperly. richmond may be harder to set the backlash and stuff to than other gears (i dont know that for sure, but it seems logical) which could lean to their reputation, but it doesnt mean they automatically whine just because they are made by richmond. if installed properly no gear will(should) whine. dont hammer on it just yet, give your car a little time to wear in the shims and bearings properly. i've heard anything from a tank of gas, to 500 miles of normal driving, to heat the gears up in city driving and let them cool down 3 times. when i get mine put in (HOPEFULLY within the next couple weeks pending my work schedule) i'm gonna burn a tank of gas city driving and if no noises, call them good.

JayDs Ibanez

mine were installed and immediately had a slight whine, it sounded kind of cool, but then it went away,they were motive btw