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Old 02-19-2007, 01:52 PM
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Well... i got 3:73s put into the car and its killing my top end.. i knew it would im just wondering if any1 knows by how many mph.... 4th gear tops out at 100 and i know with the stock gears in 3.08's it was more just not tooo sure how much being my speedo was broken..

my mods r trickflow stage 1 cam, bbk shorties, bbk intake, bbk 65mm t/b... thats basically it
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Old 02-19-2007, 01:54 PM
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my stock 3.08s hit very close to 100 at the end of 3rd(not sure EXACT number), but the speedo only goes to 85, i assume pegged(on trip odometer) is 100/105ish
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Old 02-19-2007, 02:09 PM
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so my cars basically the best from a dead stop then going 65 and downshifting to 3rd
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Old 02-19-2007, 03:18 PM
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my 4th gear with 3.08's will do about 120 top of 4th
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Old 02-19-2007, 03:28 PM
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ORIGINAL: reduceallpain

so my cars basically the best from a dead stop then going 65 and downshifting to 3rd
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Old 02-19-2007, 03:46 PM
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I have 3.73s and the top of 4th is definately faster than 100 flat. I havent fixed my speedo gear yet, but **** the top of 4th in my car and the speedo is at 140, I kno it isnt off by 40mph...
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