New guy new car
01-20-2009, 08:26 PM
#14
I was thinking about that too down the line. I am not worried about the gas mileage.
I have the stock 2.73's
What should I do with? The only other thing that would need to be done is the speedometer right?
01-20-2009, 08:41 PM
#15
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Summerville SC
Posts: 209
yeah, the gears (you'll have to buy bearings and some gear oil. Shims should come with the gears) and the speedo gear and your done. (minuse the learning to drive with gears)
Do the 3.73s!! DO IT! lol. I debated on 3.55s and 3.73s. I got so many "the mpg difference is next to nothing...but the performance difference!" comments that I went with the 3.73s (that and the site I got them from didn't sell 3.55s from ford.)
When you get gears I'd recomend Ford Racing. But then again, I'm swapping my own, and its easier to do with FRPP gears...But I still recomend them.
If you do any kind of city driving/sitting in traffic in the morning, the 3.73s aren't going to hurt your over all mileage. You get better mpg city with them, you just lose some highway. Its a trade off, and the performance you gain is worth the lost highway miles. (in most peoples opinions)
Do the 3.73s!! DO IT! lol. I debated on 3.55s and 3.73s. I got so many "the mpg difference is next to nothing...but the performance difference!" comments that I went with the 3.73s (that and the site I got them from didn't sell 3.55s from ford.)
When you get gears I'd recomend Ford Racing. But then again, I'm swapping my own, and its easier to do with FRPP gears...But I still recomend them.
If you do any kind of city driving/sitting in traffic in the morning, the 3.73s aren't going to hurt your over all mileage. You get better mpg city with them, you just lose some highway. Its a trade off, and the performance you gain is worth the lost highway miles. (in most peoples opinions)
01-20-2009, 08:54 PM
#17
6th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Howard City, MI
Posts: 5,956
3.73 gears will be a little harder to drive in the rain, but if you are smart about it, no issues.
As far a MPG go, I have 3.73 and some other work done and I pull 22-24 on the highway going 75-80 and ratting on it in between. I bet if I was nice to it, I could pull 25.
As far a MPG go, I have 3.73 and some other work done and I pull 22-24 on the highway going 75-80 and ratting on it in between. I bet if I was nice to it, I could pull 25.
01-20-2009, 08:54 PM
#18
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: CA
Posts: 1,836
nice car.. with the gears you should me fine in the rain unless you drive like a mad man... itis not much harder to hook with the 3.73's. i had 273's and they spun more at the track than the 3.73's.. not sure why but it hooked better.
01-20-2009, 09:54 PM
#20
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Kansas
Posts: 25
I think i will probably take your advice come spring. My buddy is a transmission and gear guy so set up will cost me a case of beer probably, I have never set a rear end up or I would do it. So ford racing 3.73 it is then.