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Old 11-05-2008, 08:52 PM
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yeah just change the axel ratio on the preditor it may not have the exact number but go as close as you can ie 4.09. congrats man
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Old 11-05-2008, 09:02 PM
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I hear 3-4 cycles are needed before I floor it.

It will be tough to resist :P
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Old 11-05-2008, 09:15 PM
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definately do the heat cycles, it'll help the gears get seated properly and be worth it in the long run
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Old 11-05-2008, 09:16 PM
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yeah, I hear the 500 miles thing is BS though.
I think I'm gonna go drive to get one more heat cycle out of the way More grandma driving for me!
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Old 11-05-2008, 10:04 PM
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well i wouldnt go to the track before 500 miles but yes you can stomp on it after a good 5 heat cycles but not from a stop get rolling in second and let her have it shift soft and hammer on it shift soft . just dont shift hard for a while longer and dont race it untill 500 km and there should be no whine
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Old 11-05-2008, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by xfactor95
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higher gears get u into the powerband quicker so in turn, quicker ETs
so if you powerband quicker though wouldnt that mean you would have a better start but it would decrease the cars top speed and acceleration at higher speeds even more?

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Old 11-06-2008, 06:59 AM
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not enough for you to notice unless you regularly drive at 140+
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Old 11-06-2008, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by GTtorch06
well I just got my car back. Came out to cost 500 exactly, everything was really easy.
He told me not to push my car too hard for the next couple of days to break in the gears - so I decided to take it easy. But even on pretty regular driving I can feel my car pulling a little harder. I can't wait till I can floor it and see how it goes.

Now to fix the speedo - I just change the axle ratio on the predator?
Congrats. I paid the same for my gears here on the East coast. If the predator is like the SCT, yes, just scroll down and change the ratio.

Enjoy!
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Old 11-06-2008, 08:23 PM
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So today I drove a little more freely since I had completed 4 heat cycles.

I noticed that with O/D on there really isn't that huge of a difference, but with O/D off, the difference is insane.
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Old 11-06-2008, 10:17 PM
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Great mod! I wish I did 4.10's. I stuck by the rule of automatic = 3.73's.....yeah....barely any difference from 3.31's

If I could do it over again, I'd go 4.10's, even with the auto.


Enjoy!!!
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