flewbyu

Tried to look this up but the search function works when it wants to. Let me talk a little about how I drive, what my plans are and you guys chime in as to your thoughts on gears helping me.


#1 Mods are in sig

#2 65% hwy driving 35% city

#3 Have no intentions of getting SC

#4 Want to keep drivability if possible with changing gears

#5 Drive my car 75% on weekends 25% during the week (trips to 10 minute store and back during week)

#6 When driving on weekends I am really flying on roads and punkin ricers.

#7 Have no plans or desires to take it to the track


Will gears help me? If so which ones? I hear some say 4.10's are great, I hear some say they suck. Should i just keep them stock?

What do you think???????????????????

mustangman02232

auto or manual

flewbyu

5 speed

mustangman02232

tough one, only driven on the weekends with no track trips is a set of 4.30s, but then you drive on the highway alot so that would mean 4.10s, your decision, with 4.10s you will loose 2-3 mpg on the highway, with 4.30s you will loose 3-4 if you keep your foot off the floor board. and you will be turning an extra 150ish rpms

how fast do you drive on the highway?

flewbyu

75mph or more 50% of the time on hwy

Kinda sounding like i need to keep what I have.....Hmmmmm guess I will need to get some more feedback. Want at least 10 people to chime in.

Guys????

edified

Using 4.10's. Beside noticable increase in MPG and RPM on highway speed (about 2300RPM running 65 MPH) I enjoy the increased torque and overall performance. Throw in a hurst short throw shifter, bassani off-road x pipes with cats, ford mustang gt muffler kit (by borla), and JLT2 CAI (SCT Xcal tuned) and you'll get 38 rwhorses more (at least mine). Good luck! Nice car by the way.

Twister

from the question in the title...yes, you need gears, without them, you won't go anywhere[8D]

rex7010

Have 3.73's in my auto trans car.. best bang for the buck IMO..

in the city I get BETTER MPG... honest.. because I am in 4th gear so fast.

ie: bam,bam,bam,bam doing 40MPH.. driving normal.. hit the loud pedal ...MPG goes WAY down..!! lol


JMO


Rex

mustangman02232

autos 5th gear ratio is .75, the t-3650s is .68, so you having 3.73s is like his 4.10s,

also read this
http://www.stangnet.com/Tech-Article...d-Answers.html

lukoi66

for a turbo/SC car would you still recommend 4.10 for a manual?

Not to hijack the thread here fellas, but I'm trying to learn along with the initial poster