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Old 11-05-2009, 07:52 PM
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got a 2000 t/a ls1 procharged built tranny and built 10 bolt with 4:10's, every weekend i drive 320 miles havent yet with this car. would it be safe to drive with that high of gears on the highway going 80-85 mph? should i look into getting 3:73 gears? wat kinda rpm range would it be with 4:10's? and 1 more thing would nething start to wear down or nething break? thanks.
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Old 11-06-2009, 12:07 AM
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im running 4.10 in a M6, and doing about 2400rpm @85
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so would it be safe to run then going 320 miles per weekend going 85 mph? its an a4 forgot to put in there.
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Hey mike, I would recomend 3.42 gear for a procharged ls1 w/A4!......great all around gear that you can drive all day @ 85mph
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Yeah for those sustained speeds every week I say 3.42 or 3.23.
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what about 3.73's? cuz i just bought those.
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