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Value of Gears?

Old 07-29-2006, 05:17 PM
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Value of gears = Priceless lol

Imho I would definatly go 4.10's with an auto.
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Old 07-29-2006, 05:18 PM
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dude you sould DEFINALY spring for the 4.10s. i hve 3.73 nad i still wana upgrade to the 4.10s but at this point its not cost effective
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Old 07-29-2006, 05:30 PM
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+ on the 4.10's
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Old 07-29-2006, 05:41 PM
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No, not yet. Personally unless you have a 5-speed (I know you have auto, so +1 for the 4.10's) I would not go over 3.73 unless you are cammed and need to make that rpm FAST! If I had less cam I would have gone 3.73 or so. As it is, my 3500rpm peak tq and 6200rpm peak hp cam specs demand rpm FAST!
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Old 07-29-2006, 05:54 PM
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If you have a stick w/ 4.10's first gear is pretty much useless!!! JMO though!!
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Old 07-29-2006, 06:23 PM
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I prefer 3.73s with a stick.... but as you get higher up in the HP tree... you may find it better to come down a bit in the gears... but for an otherwise stock-ish car... 3.73-4.10 is the way to go
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Old 07-29-2006, 06:52 PM
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My tech punched my car the other day, first gear layed 20' of rubber and just hazed the tires horridly (TKO500 with 3.27 first and 4.10's and I shift at 6K) 2nd gear burned for about 150ish feet before we had to hit 3rd. Yes, 1st is useless almost, but I like it
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Old 07-29-2006, 07:20 PM
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What gears would you guys recommend for a 5 speed? How much of a difference would the suggested gears make? What rear ratio does a stock 5 speed have?
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Old 07-29-2006, 08:27 PM
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yours prolly a 2.73 and i say get 4.10s
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Old 07-29-2006, 08:52 PM
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4>10's all the way
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