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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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Default 3.73's speed loss

how much will 3.73s effect my top speed? 5spd.
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 11:34 AM
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Not enough to worry about. Why are you worried about TOP SPEED?
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 11:37 AM
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yeah seriousl how often do you go over 90?
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 11:44 AM
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some guy on here said you'll gain top speed because it puts you more into your rpm range so you can pull through 5 too...hell idk..something like that
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 11:54 AM
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Not at all, it will probably make your top speed above 150mph still which you will most likely never see n/a.
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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will not impact your top speed in your mustangit will just get you there faster. Wind and drag will limit you first not the gears same goes for 4.10s....
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 12:56 PM
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Lower (numerically higher) gears (vs. the OEM 3.27s) will perhaps very slightly increase the top speed in 5th, they absolutely will not cost you any. Our cars are geared such that they run out of rpms before they run out of HP.[/align][/align]Lower gears will impact top speed in the other gears, for instance with 3.73s top speed in 4th (at 6200 rpm) would be about 122 mph, with 4.10s that drops to 113 or so.[/align][/align]Here aremy "How fast can I go in each gear", and "How much HP does it take to go how fast" calculators...[/align]
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 01:14 PM
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Like the Guy`s said why ya worried about Top Speed? Races are won and lost at the Start. Besides a Crash @ 90MPH will Kill ya just as easy as one @ 150MPH


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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 03:59 PM
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you dont really loose any top speed with 3.73's i think the car would top out at 190mph but then again there is no place to do it and you need alot of hp which most of us lack
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