A little gear help
03-16-2005, 07:26 PM
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A little gear help Hello,
I've got real close to 500 rwhp and i got 4.11's in the rear the problem is that I'm running out of gear at the strip and i don't want to put taller slicks on all i like to run are nittos 315's. The question is would you want 355's ,3.70's or 3.89's........something that will help on the steet as well
I thank you for any help
I've got real close to 500 rwhp and i got 4.11's in the rear the problem is that I'm running out of gear at the strip and i don't want to put taller slicks on all i like to run are nittos 315's. The question is would you want 355's ,3.70's or 3.89's........something that will help on the steet as well
I thank you for any help
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Originally Posted by 99Transamman
Hello,
I've got real close to 500 rwhp and i got 4.11's in the rear the problem is that I'm running out of gear at the strip and i don't want to put taller slicks on all i like to run are nittos 315's. The question is would you want 355's ,3.70's or 3.89's........something that will help on the steet as well
I thank you for any help
I've got real close to 500 rwhp and i got 4.11's in the rear the problem is that I'm running out of gear at the strip and i don't want to put taller slicks on all i like to run are nittos 315's. The question is would you want 355's ,3.70's or 3.89's........something that will help on the steet as well
I thank you for any help
Need more info to help determine right ratio. tire size in inches, RPM through traps, MPH through traps, and RPM limit on motor.
03-17-2005, 10:25 AM
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The tires are 25.6 inch and i'm on the rev limiter in third and forth, It's set at 6800. I trap about 92 and 120 so i know the gears are hurting me. It falls off pretty hard after 6500 so I like to shift there. All this was with 452 rwhp with the patriot heads and I went to AFR's and fast intake and picked up alot of power so i'm sure it's going to be worse now.....But that's a good thing 
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Originally Posted by 99Transamman
The tires are 25.6 inch and i'm on the rev limiter in third and forth, It's set at 6800. I trap about 92 and 120 so i know the gears are hurting me. It falls off pretty hard after 6500 so I like to shift there. All this was with 452 rwhp with the patriot heads and I went to AFR's and fast intake and picked up alot of power so i'm sure it's going to be worse now.....But that's a good thing
Ratio X 336 X mph Divided by tire size in inches. your car now 4.11 X 336 X 120 divided by 25.6 = 6473.25 now take the 3.70 X 336 X 120 divided by 25.6 = 5825 does that help?