87GT+70mach1

I want to get either 355s or 373s. which one is better for daily driving? is there a big diffference in acceleration?

horatio102

Do you do a lot of commuting? Just heading down into Bellevue it wouldn't make all that much of a difference, but if you're heading up to Everett or down to Kent then the ~8% in gear difference might add up over time.
It also depends on what your plans are for the car - if you're just going to do gears and exhaust, go for the 3.73 for sure (my opinion). But if you're going to drop serious coin into making power, get the 3.55's - the difference in ratio will be made up in fewer shifts.

87GT+70mach1

I was thinking that there might be too much shifting involved with 373s or 410s

mdvaldosta

I daily drove alot with 3.73's in the foxes Ive had, no biggie. If your an interstate freak you would be better off with 3.55's

quick90quad

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this is my first post to the board, I have been reading for a long time though. I am a front wheel drive guy, so this is unfamiliar to me. I know with my retta, I went from the stock 3.51 tranny to the W41 3.94 tranny, and it dropped my E/T's almost a full second. Now granted I was only driving a low fourteen second car, is there any point in your e/t'sin which a tighter gear ratio is less desired.</P>


I really don't understand how this whole gearing thing works. I have been reading for a long time about this stuff, and it still doesn't make sense to me. How come you can change the gears in your rear and, and not in your tranny. is there somthing I am missing. I am pretty good with this type of thing, I just don't understand this part about RWD.</P>

Jugador1

you can change them in the rear end cause it's easier than opening the tranny. besides, changing them in the tranny would only affect one gear (so you'd have to replace each one for the same effect as the rearend gear), as the rearend is affected by all gears and only necessitates the replacement of one gear.</P>


did that make any sense?</P>

quick90quad

I think so, so you guys don't have different gears in your transmission??</P>


I feel likea moron asking these types of q's. I swear I really know my stuff <IMG src=smileys/smiley5.gif border="0"></P>

Jugador1

every car has different gears in the transmission

quick90quad

I know that, just bare with me. so there is two different sets of gears, between your tranny and your rear end then?? or is there only one gear in the rear end, like the same concept as a final drive??</P>


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Jugador1

there is only one gear in the rearend, andit is the final drive if im not mistaken