Gears for the daily driver
10-29-2005, 05:33 PM
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RE: Gears for the daily driver
I have 4.10 in my cobra and drive it on the highway no problem. My cousin had a 2001 gt he started off with getting 4.10's installed and he seemed to like them for a daily driver, but someone talked him into switching gears with them they had a new set of 3.73's but offered to trade my cousin for his gears and a little boot he agreed and after he installed the gears he said third gear felt better but overall he felt he lost his A**
10-29-2005, 05:47 PM
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RE: Gears for the daily driver
Matts00GT
New acronym- R.T.F.S. READ THE ****ING STICKIES. From now on since there is a gear and exhaust and intake and headers topic on every page, instead of answering just type R.T.F.S.
New acronym- R.T.F.S. READ THE ****ING STICKIES. From now on since there is a gear and exhaust and intake and headers topic on every page, instead of answering just type R.T.F.S.
lol sound good
10-29-2005, 08:07 PM
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RE: Gears for the daily driver
ORIGINAL: Dark_Horse
i have 3.73's and i would rather have 4:10's i would get 4:10's if i were to do it again
i have 3.73's and i would rather have 4:10's i would get 4:10's if i were to do it again
you'll see like 1-2mpg different in gas mileage on the highway (assuming you don't romp on the gas all the time). so the whole lower MPG is almost BS.
10-29-2005, 08:36 PM
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RE: Gears for the daily driver
ORIGINAL: nanaki
you'll see like 1-2mpg different in gas mileage on the highway (assuming you don't romp on the gas all the time). so the whole lower MPG is almost BS.
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just put that in your sig
10-29-2005, 09:35 PM
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RE: Gears for the daily driver
ORIGINAL: nanaki
i take it you listened to the people on this forum too about what gear to go with. if you're a 5 speed, do highway driving and plan on getting forced induction, do 3.73s. what a joke. majority of people that say that have never had 4.10s or even a gear swap done at all. it makes me so angry. i wish i went with 4.10s.
you'll see like 1-2mpg different in gas mileage on the highway (assuming you don't romp on the gas all the time). so the whole lower MPG is almost BS.
ORIGINAL: Dark_Horse
i have 3.73's and i would rather have 4:10's i would get 4:10's if i were to do it again
i have 3.73's and i would rather have 4:10's i would get 4:10's if i were to do it again
you'll see like 1-2mpg different in gas mileage on the highway (assuming you don't romp on the gas all the time). so the whole lower MPG is almost BS.
10-29-2005, 10:32 PM
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RE: Gears for the daily driver
ORIGINAL: Soaring
My basically stock 03 Mach1 has the stock 3.55 gears. Not sure where you guys are coming up with these 3.73's. Maybe they are just upgrades, but for fuel economy and a kick assed rear too, stay with the 3.55's. Those Ford engineers knew what they were doing.
My basically stock 03 Mach1 has the stock 3.55 gears. Not sure where you guys are coming up with these 3.73's. Maybe they are just upgrades, but for fuel economy and a kick assed rear too, stay with the 3.55's. Those Ford engineers knew what they were doing.