5.00 gears
08-27-2006, 11:49 PM
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5.00 gears
has anyone gone higher than 4.30 for their gears in the back? if i went to 5.00 yeah i'd kill my top end and gas mileage, but wouldn't the car be a monster at the track? im thinking 11's bone stock + 5.00 gears...(and slicks!)
insights? opinons?
insights? opinons?
08-27-2006, 11:59 PM
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RE: 5.00 gears
sorry dude, 11's with just outrageous gears ain't gonna happen. your gonna shift at like 15 mph. pointless. im thinking 14-15's bone stock with a trap speed of like 90 mph. thats all your gonna get to. theres a curve with the gears; past a certain point, it gets worse, not better.
08-28-2006, 12:48 AM
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RE: 5.00 gears
[sm=jawdrop.gif]I would think that the time you'd lose shifting would actually hurt your 1/4 et and like hammeron said first gear would basically go up in smoke,tire smoke. I'm going 4.10 tomorrow although my hwy acceleration should be much improved I won't be suprised if my 1/4 et is slower since I'll be shifting to 4th instead of staying in third. Heck you might even be grabbing fifth with a 5.00 rear gear. I've never heard of a street car running such a gear. 4.56 is the shortest gear I've ever heard of in some extreme case to run the street.
08-28-2006, 01:02 AM
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RE: 5.00 gears
yeah dude, you'd be shifting so much you would be in overdrive before you got to the end. . .
it would hurt more than help. . .
the most for these cars that would help would be 4.30's, any higher, and your shifting too much IMO
it would hurt more than help. . .
the most for these cars that would help would be 4.30's, any higher, and your shifting too much IMO
08-28-2006, 06:30 AM
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RE: 5.00 gears
ORIGINAL: mustangman02232
with a 27" tall tire and 5.22s in a 5 speed you should be at 149 mph at 6000 rpms in 5th gear
with a 27" tall tire and 5.22s in a 5 speed you should be at 149 mph at 6000 rpms in 5th gear
true, but the goal of lower gearing is to cross the line in the 1/4 at just past peak power point in 4th gear (5th is a steep economy gear). for me, 4.30s accomplish that. with a blower or some nitrous, 4.10s or 3.90s would accomplish that depending on power output.
08-28-2006, 02:19 PM
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RE: 5.00 gears
ORIGINAL: bl1nkage
Do you think 4.10's in an auto would be too much if blown?
Do you think 4.10's in an auto would be too much if blown?
08-28-2006, 10:55 PM
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RE: 5.00 gears
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has anyone gone higher than 4.30 for their gears in the back? if i went to 5.00 yeah i'd kill my top end and gas mileage, but wouldn't the car be a monster at the track? im thinking 11's bone stock + 5.00 gears...(and slicks!)
insights? opinons?
has anyone gone higher than 4.30 for their gears in the back? if i went to 5.00 yeah i'd kill my top end and gas mileage, but wouldn't the car be a monster at the track? im thinking 11's bone stock + 5.00 gears...(and slicks!)
insights? opinons?
Mike