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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 08:15 AM
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What would be my best choice of gears for the streets?
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 08:27 AM
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4.30's, but its not my dd, Is your car an auto or stick, general rule of thumb is 4.10's for an auto, and 3.73's for a stick
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 08:39 AM
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Depends what you u want to do..... Different people have different tastes. Personally, I have 4.30's in my daily driver, but want to switch to 3.73's. I'm doin 80mph at about 2800 rpm. The 4.30's are WAY too much gear for my E-303 cam. First gear is useless, second is where my car pulls the hardest. If I do a freeway run, I have to drop to about 45-50mph to go down into 3rd. I also have a brad new set of 4.10's if u are interested.
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 08:50 AM
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i have a fox 351w,t-5,8.8 rear.i live in a somewhat small town with alot of stop lights..and ricers...i need gears that will give me a great launch.also to get anywhere around here i have to go to knoxville and thats 25 mins of interstate.
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