dumb question
01-31-2005, 02:38 PM
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dumb question
ok, i totaled my car couple month ago and recently got a job, so i had to buy a car in a one week period. ended up buying a V6 Automatic Mustang. doesn't sound as exciting as ya'll s cars, but its a mustang anyways,
anyone wants to tell me what i can do to increase the performance...
appreciate it, peace,
anyone wants to tell me what i can do to increase the performance...
appreciate it, peace,
01-31-2005, 03:07 PM
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RE: dumb question
if you change the rear end gears to a lower gear (higher numerical gear ratio), this will let the engine rev up more for each revolution of the rear tires and this will make the car come off a standing start much better than with the stock rear gears. you might have a stock rear gear with a 2.73 ratio which is good for cruising the interstate and gas mileage, but not near as good as a set of 3.73's at getting the car off the line when trying to accelerate quickly.
01-31-2005, 03:19 PM
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RE: dumb question
ORIGINAL: roundman
if you change the rear end gears to a lower gear (higher numerical gear ratio), this will let the engine rev up more for each revolution of the rear tires and this will make the car come off a standing start much better than with the stock rear gears. you might have a stock rear gear with a 2.73 ratio which is good for cruising the interstate and gas mileage, but not near as good as a set of 3.73's at getting the car off the line when trying to accelerate quickly.
if you change the rear end gears to a lower gear (higher numerical gear ratio), this will let the engine rev up more for each revolution of the rear tires and this will make the car come off a standing start much better than with the stock rear gears. you might have a stock rear gear with a 2.73 ratio which is good for cruising the interstate and gas mileage, but not near as good as a set of 3.73's at getting the car off the line when trying to accelerate quickly.
01-31-2005, 06:09 PM
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RE: dumb question
I thought about getting 4.10 gears. How much will it kill my gas milage. I don't really care because it's a toy car and doesn't come out that much but I'm j/w. Also how much will it help my acceleation? Thanks.
01-31-2005, 06:13 PM
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RE: dumb question
Depends on how much highway driving you do vs city driving.
The more city driving you do, the better b/c your gas mileage will increase. There is less effort in making the car move w/ the 4.10s, but highway is where mileage will hurt a little. A member on this board told me that w/ 4.30s he lost only a couple miles total on a tank, but he does a lot of city driving like me.
Summary: If you drive like a normal sane person, you won't suffer much, if at all, especially in the city.
If you drive w/ a lead foot then you could see some problems lol
The more city driving you do, the better b/c your gas mileage will increase. There is less effort in making the car move w/ the 4.10s, but highway is where mileage will hurt a little. A member on this board told me that w/ 4.30s he lost only a couple miles total on a tank, but he does a lot of city driving like me.
Summary: If you drive like a normal sane person, you won't suffer much, if at all, especially in the city.
If you drive w/ a lead foot then you could see some problems lol