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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 03:42 PM
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^exactly,all depends on your use for it. No need to gear the **** out of it for the street....just my opinion.
Old Mar 26, 2011 | 03:45 PM
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Good job, have fun.
Old Mar 26, 2011 | 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by holyshift
^exactly,all depends on your use for it. No need to gear the **** out of it for the street....just my opinion.
it's not my DD so i guess I could've but just figured i'd go with something mild like I said before.
Old Mar 26, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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holley systemax is a nice intake, a lot of people seem to like the trickflow stage 1 cam
Old Mar 27, 2011 | 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 95Five-ohh
it's not my DD so i guess I could've but just figured i'd go with something mild like I said before.
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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 95Five-ohh
I feel like a giddy little girl, but I just ordered the 3.73's for my '95gt. Can't wait for them to get here and get them installed so I can feel the difference that everyone always talks about!

ouch... sorry you listened to peeps.

now after you hate the 3.73's and go 4.10....... tell me how much you grinned.

oh shout at my arthur hill peeps for me

but it'll be better than stock... of course sand in rotten meat is delicious to an ethiopian but hey to each his own. try to take them back and go real
Old Mar 27, 2011 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 95Five-ohh
i thought about the 4.10s but didnt want to lose any top end.
but you did..... you would have lost 250 more rpm on 4.10's, but removed all bog

assuming you had 2.73's before... on the 3.73 it'll be like running around on the freeway at about 750 rpm less as you sit. thats how much top end you already lose. your giving up 80% of what youd lose with 4.10's anywyas... and still bog on sticky tires.
Old Apr 1, 2011 | 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by fs308
holley systemax is a nice intake, a lot of people seem to like the trickflow stage 1 cam
I have a TF Track Max Stage 1 cam for sale, brand new in box, never used or installed. My build plans changed and I ended up dropping in a Comp Cams xe247hr. I'd let the TF cam go for $150
Old Apr 1, 2011 | 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by nitrous_bob
ouch... sorry you listened to peeps.

now after you hate the 3.73's and go 4.10....... tell me how much you grinned.

oh shout at my arthur hill peeps for me

but it'll be better than stock... of course sand in rotten meat is delicious to an ethiopian but hey to each his own. try to take them back and go real
FWIW I like my 3.73's, but then again, I'm running a TKO-600, so my transmission gearing is all different, and I do a lot of long highway driving, so that several hundred RPM drop saves me from going crazy doing 3500+ rpm all the time with my 3" exhaust.

IIRC, the 3.73's were a bit awkward when I still had the T-5 in. 1st was useless, but 2nd still didn't feel quite right at lower speeds, and 5th was still terrible...
Old Apr 1, 2011 | 12:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 89LX Coupe
^^^^ This man knows what he is talking about!!!!!

BTW what trans did you have with that od gear??
TKO600RR

5th gear was actually .82



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