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Old 03-26-2009, 07:04 PM
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I have a 2000 z28 camaro and its automatic i have TSP headers and TSP Y pipe and SLP exhaust and a D1SC procharger kit and i use it as a daily driver sould i get 4.10s or 3.73???.....and how much better are 4.10s then 3.73s
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i vote 3.73's with the A4. you probably won't like how hard the engine will turn with 4.10's driving it every day
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go with the 3.73's seeing its an a4
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i have a a4 with 373s and i dont think id go 410s. maybe with a track car but it would be too much for the highway.
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I'd say 3.73, regardless whether it's auto or manual. If it's a DD, 4.10 is just wasteful.
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3:73 - a4
4:10 - m6
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Originally Posted by NonGoggleGuy
I'd say 3.73, regardless whether it's auto or manual. If it's a DD, 4.10 is just wasteful.
tell me about it..
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x1,000,000,000,000 for the 3.73s. I have them, they aren't bad for cruising speeds.
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Since its a procharged car I would say 3.73's. If you were under 400hp then I would say 4.10s... but yours already feels like a rocket

I daily drove a big block 68 pontiac with 4.10s... would have been much better if I had an overdrive, but I didnt care because it was a ROCKET off the line. I could care less that it may have done 135mph at 6500 rpm. I never did it. If a stoplight race ever got to 80mph then I would have been commited to going to jail

I think you'd be more concerned with how much your car would spin of you had 4.10s
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Originally Posted by NonGoggleGuy
I'd say 3.73, regardless whether it's auto or manual. If it's a DD, 4.10 is just wasteful.
With the mods in my sig I get 30mpg on the highway.
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Originally Posted by nalmak
tell me about it..
HA HA HA HA! Ahh, I needed a laugh. I really, really needed a laugh. Nice!!
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Originally Posted by KurtRardin
With the mods in my sig I get 30mpg on the highway.
I'm not knocking 4.10s at all. It all depends on the tranny's gear ratio, too. With an MM6 6-speed, 4.10s wouldn't be all that bad. With an A4, IMO, it'd be annoying.
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Originally Posted by nalmak
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I'm STILL laughing at that. That's good stuff.
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I started a thread a few days ago about a build that I would like to do if I had a stock A4 car. It basically involved a strano suspension/brake kit, a catback, a few minor bolt-ons, a tune, good wheels/tires... but the cornerstone was 4.10 gears.

If you don't DD it, then 4.10s would turn a mostly OEM car into a fast feeling car. But obviously, he's got a procharger and probably making 500rwhp. unless he's got like a 28" tall tire on 15's then I don't think 4.10s would be fun. Even a decent set of tires on the street would make you wish you had less power because it would be all rubber.
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Originally Posted by KurtRardin
I started a thread a few days ago about a build that I would like to do if I had a stock A4 car. It basically involved a strano suspension/brake kit, a catback, a few minor bolt-ons, a tune, good wheels/tires... but the cornerstone was 4.10 gears.

If you don't DD it, then 4.10s would turn a mostly OEM car into a fast feeling car. But obviously, he's got a procharger and probably making 500rwhp. unless he's got like a 28" tall tire on 15's then I don't think 4.10s would be fun. Even a decent set of tires on the street would make you wish you had less power because it would be all rubber.
I agree. I don't think he's making 500rwhp, but as far as the fast-feeling car.. yes. That's what 4.10s do. They are GREAT for the track, and depending on your set-up, good for the road too!!
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3.73 is a Sweet gear!..I have them
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3.73's hands down in an a4
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Do you guys get terrible gas milage from the 3.73s i would like to purchase gears soon so I'm just wondering me being 17 I dont have that much money to be killing on gas and not taking the girls out
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Originally Posted by 10spokeSS
Do you guys get terrible gas milage from the 3.73s i would like to purchase gears soon so I'm just wondering me being 17 I dont have that much money to be killing on gas and not taking the girls out
When i added my stall(loose 3800) shift kit MVB 4.10's and a few other mods. My intown went up. highway took a hit. Id say 23-24 ish



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