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Old 06-01-2006, 08:57 PM
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haha I do drive pretty fast and beat it up...but its got almost 120K miles on it so I gotta get some hard miles out of it

So performance wise do 3.73s really do a lot of help in the 1/4?
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Old 06-01-2006, 09:01 PM
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One of the best investments you could make. It will feel alot more responsive.
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Old 06-01-2006, 09:15 PM
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Everyone says that haha but what I want to know is how significant the #'s will turn out
Example: How much will 0-60 time and 1/4 mile time improve?
Say I'm running 14.5 1/4 mile now, with 3.73 gears I should be running.....??
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Old 06-01-2006, 09:35 PM
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It comes down to the tires at this point.
I only knocked off .3 sec on the same tires from last year and switching to 3.73's from 3.08's.
Next Wednesday I am trying out my new Mickey Streets.
I think this will make a huge difference.
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Old 06-01-2006, 11:02 PM
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I know tires would make a huge difference..
But you said you went from 3.08 to 3.73
I thought stock Mustang GT (1994s) came with 2.73 gears? Or am I confused..
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Old 06-01-2006, 11:03 PM
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Check the inside of the door mine had 3.27's
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Old 06-01-2006, 11:16 PM
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the gears ill give you harder lauches of the line
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Old 06-01-2006, 11:18 PM
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Good call PX...
Sorry to sound like an idiot, butttt where exactly does it say, I just went to look and didnt find it
I noticed it said 3 diff. weights for the car, GVWR: 4419 lbs...is that how much it actually weighs?!
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Old 06-01-2006, 11:27 PM
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It will say Axle and a code tell me the code letter
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AXLE ----------- Z


How do I tell the weight
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