im confused on what gears I have?
#1
im confused on what gears I have?
how do you tell what gears I have. I think i have 3.55, but when I bought the car he said it has 3.73's. the car has great acceleration, but its my first stang' so I dont know, the car is awsome and I got a great deal, either way there are new grears in there but they might be 4.10', 3.73, or 3.55? could somone help me please. thanks.
#2
RE: im confused on what gears I have?
allright, heres what u do, take a peice of chalk, tape, or watever. mark a place on the driveshaft. with the car in nuetral and the rear wheel off the ground turn the driveshaft, see how many time u have to turn it to make the wheel go around once, if u have to make about 3.75 rotations with the driveshaft then u have 3.73 gears, etc. u can also spin the rear tire aroujnd once and see how man times the driveshaft turns. hope this helps
#4
RE: im confused on what gears I have?
and the rear wheel off the ground turn the driveshaft
If you only have 1 wheel of the ground, you'll be working the differential, thus only getting 1/2 of the rotation. Which means a 3.73 would only turn the driveshaft 1.865 times. That's assuming you can even turn 1 wheel, because it might be difficult with a posi rearend.
If it's not a posi, then good luck getting the other wheel to turn the same direction. About all you can do is push the car (SLOWLY) while someone counts the rotations of the driveshaft
#7
RE: im confused on what gears I have?
okay now im confused. if the driveshaft spins around about 3 1/2 times for 3.55's, then if you had 4.10's that would mean that the driveshaft spun 4.1 times per 1 tire rotation? then doesnt that mean that the engine has to work more for the 4.10s to turn the wheels once? so how are 4.10s faster? am i missing something?
#8
RE: im confused on what gears I have?
Original: nhdungeonracer
93 LX
302 w/ 5 speed
Moroso filter in fender
Mac underdrive pullies
Steeda shifter
3.55 posi rear
209 rwhp-273 peak torque
best 1/4 mile run---14.519@96.07
93 LX
302 w/ 5 speed
Moroso filter in fender
Mac underdrive pullies
Steeda shifter
3.55 posi rear
209 rwhp-273 peak torque
best 1/4 mile run---14.519@96.07
Aww I'm not in your sig anymore[sm=smiley19.gif]*sniff*
You were gaining on me Honest!
#9
RE: im confused on what gears I have?
now im confused... but if I have to turn the driveshaft 3 1/2 per 1 tire revolution, i have 3.55 gears correct? and Id have 3.73 gears if I had to turn the driveshaft 3 3/4 per 1 tire revolution??????I guess im just lost..lol
#10
RE: im confused on what gears I have?
Negadivone, The higher the number the faster acceleration you have, but your top end gets lower. The lower the number the higher top end you have, but you take off slower.
90Mustangfan, You are correct.
90Mustangfan, You are correct.