school kicks ass...getting to build my own rear in class
 

yup im in the manual powertrain class and we are gunna have to take apart and put back together diffs. i asked my teacher if i got an 8.8 from the junk yard can i bring it in and build it. he said yes so now i gotta go to the junk yard and find myself an 8.8. my question is though while im building the rear i wanna do gears what should i get 3.55's or 3.73's? keep in mind im in school working full time to pay rent gas and food. i dont want to kill my gas millage. are the 3.55's gunna give me enough spunk or shoudl i just go for the 3.73s?

RE: school kicks ass...getting to build my own rear in class
 

That sounds tight.
BTW, 3.73s helped my around town mpg.

RE: school kicks ass...getting to build my own rear in class
 

really? hmm i do live in boston so that might help. and it does kinda make sense, get up to speed faster so you use less gas.

RE: school kicks ass...getting to build my own rear in class
 

College or High School?

I like my 3.73's but I am considering going to 4.10's

RE: school kicks ass...getting to build my own rear in class
 

college. universal technical institute. and who ever bad mouths the school honestly has never been there its awesome. teachers are freaking cool as hell i have learned more in the past 4 weeks then i have in the past 4 years. its awesome

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If you do update us on how it is. I was scared to do them, so I settled.

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will do

RE: school kicks ass...getting to build my own rear in class
 

i heard the higher the gears the better for city but worse for highway. the lower better for highway the worse for city if you get what i am saying. there are guys in my car club with 4.10s and a supercharger getting anywhere from 20-30 mpg and pushing around 400 rwhp. since they drive around town it dosen't take much to get the car moving so therefore you get better mpg. if you get what i am saying. not trying to hijack the thread but are you a freshmen there and tell me more about it if you don't mind. i am a junior in high school looking for the right auto school to go to.

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wicked! why dont you just save the money and get some 456!!! they are the best kind of gears to have!! haha kidding go with the 373s

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seriously if you want to go to an auto school go to uti. i have been to the other schools i have seen what they do and it doesnt compair to UTI. in the school your not a freshman or senior or anything. depending on what you take decides how long youll be in the school. im taking automotive and ford fact. i cover everything thats on a car from engines drivetrains to hot rodding dyno tuning and street tuning all that stuff. then i go on to ford fact. there i learn everything ford has and after that class i can go to any ford dealer in the country and work for them. only down fall is classes are 6 hours a day 5 days a week and its the same class for 3 weeks straight. you get a 15 minute break and then a 30 minute break and then you go home. there are also no dorms on any campus so you have to find an apartment.