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Old 12-02-2009, 12:21 PM
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how can i find out what gears i got on my car. its a 3.8 but i swapped the tranny from a m5 to an auto. the other day i decided to top off the car and drove for 70+ miles, and a few were uphill, when i got to the next gas station i could only put 2gallons in.
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I know the codes for a v8 car are gu5 for 3.23 gears, and a gu2 for 2.73 gears.

The best way to find out would be to just jack up the rear ends and spin the tire one revolution and count how many times the pinion spins. If you don't have posi, make sure both tires spin one revolution.

I thought most v6 cars had 3.08 gears?
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Check for Factory white decal on driver's door. You should see quite a few codes. For instance: AO1=Tinted Glsaa, A31= Power Windows, G80 = Limited Slip Reaor(posi), etc.

Now Codes GU2=2.73 gearset, GU5 = 3.23, GU6 = 3.42. These are the gear ratio's usually found in a factory later model 7.5" F-Body factory rear end.
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Originally Posted by RapidRick
Check for Factory white decal on driver's door. You should see quite a few codes. For instance: AO1=Tinted Glsaa, A31= Power Windows, G80 = Limited Slip Reaor(posi), etc.

Now Codes GU2=2.73 gearset, GU5 = 3.23, GU6 = 3.42. These are the gear ratio's usually found in a factory later model 7.5" F-Body factory rear end.
thats for the v8 f-body tho. He has a V6 f-body. I believe they came with the 3.08 as well, with the option of getting 3.42's. Thats with the RS package on camaros (forgot the RPO code for it, and im sure its the same with the firebirds)

EDIT rpo y87 is the v6 performance package rpo. Limited slip rear with 3.42's (even with the auto)

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Ya looks for the code panel and post up the ones that start with a G..
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V6 f-body axle choices are (at least in '99):

GU4 - 3.08 (A4 std)
GU5 - 3.23 (M5 only)
GU6 - 3.42 (A4 opt)
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mine ORIGINALLY was a v6 so i guess it was 3.23, have not even checked until today.



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