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Anyone REGRET going from 2.73 to 3.42?

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Old 03-16-2009, 05:12 PM
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Default Anyone REGRET going from 2.73 to 3.42?

I'm looking to swap out my 2.73's in my A4 for 3.42's.

Seems like this is a good compromise for a DD that sees highway use.

I've seen alot of threads where people are all for this swap, but is there anyone that has done it that has regretted it?

Sounds like a stupid qustion, but I like getting both sides of the story.

Any opinions are welcome.

Thanks!
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I went from 2.73's to 3.73's and i have 0 regrets. My car is daily driven and seens A LOT of Highway/Street driving.
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Just go for it.
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Ok, will do.
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i just put 4.10s in and not to bad around local but hi-way i try to stay around 60mph which is about 2500rpm oh yeah its a4
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I did it and loved it. But I got a good deal on the whole rearend too. I eventually got a 12 bolt with 3:73's though.
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The only real difference is you'll run out of gear at 132 if you don't get it recalibrated.
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Originally Posted by BadBandit69
I did it and loved it. But I got a good deal on the whole rearend too. I eventually got a 12 bolt with 3:73's though.
That's what I plan on doing, just swapping the rear for one from a M6 car. I figure that's the easiest and cheapest way to do it.

I also plan on having it tuned afterward, I've been told that not only will it throw off the speedo, it will also throw off all the shift points.
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I do but my reason is completely different, ******* A4 decided to blow up at the track so i switched to an M6 and now its basically like having 2.73s again.
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Here ya go!

https://ls1tech.com/forums/midwest-c...-gm-gears.html
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No regrets here, its a daily driver and the switch from 2.73's to 3.42's netted 4 tenths in the 1/4, tuned of course




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