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Old 09-01-2011, 09:13 PM
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Hello all!
I've just recently bought my TA WS6 and am absolutely loving it. I am now the 3rd owner and I'm trying to do some investingating on what has been done to my car.
I have a 2002 TA WS6 a4 and noticed that at 70mph my car is at exactly 2,000rpms. If anyone is familiar with the gears on the a4, does this sound about right for the 2.73 gears or do I have something else. If it matters, I still have the stock 17" rims, but I'm not sure on the tire specs.
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That's a 3.23 gear. Optional on some Z28 auto cars. All SS autos got the 3.23s. You should also have the aluminum driveshaft as opposed to steel.
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ok, thats good to know! I was starting to worry that I was running that high of an rpm with the 2.73, and if I was to slap on a 3.73 I would be around 2500rpm at 70 mph
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I think all of the WS6 autos had 3.23s, like the SS.
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Yep, 3.73 kicks you up to about 2450 at 70mph or so.




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