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Old 05-31-2005, 04:20 PM
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For a 1998 Camaro Z28, with several mods including full bolt-ons, 3.73 rear, torque arm, control arm, panhard bar, subframe connector, HPtuner, and radials. Don't feel like a cam yet due to gas mileage. What stall speed is the best for gas mileage, drivability and ET? I've been told 3000 is the lowest I should go, lower typiclly means better MPG so i would prefer lower. So whats your opinion. advice? I'm thinking that a 3000 stall is good to bring my gas mileage down 2-3 MPG. I don't know if that MPG esimate is acurate though. I also read that someone got a 3600 stall and was mad that they didn't get a 4000 because the 3600 was too much like stock, but that was a trans am too. Please give me any advice, along with a stall speed, and the gas mileage my car will go down around the city.

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4400 sounds about right. I purchased a 3500 and after figuring out how they work and are controlled by the computer I wish I would have gone much larger.
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what you mean, how do they work? haha, im stupid

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Seriously, since you won't have the car for, what, two years?, lurking around reading/searching so that you can make much more informed decisions when you get the car is the best way to go about it.
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haha, ok, ibut i don't see any posts about a stall speed and a 3.73 rear

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Plenty of people with converters run 3.73's. That is the most popular aftermarket gear for A4's. It's just a matter of going through enough posts and reading up. You will also get a feel for how things work in general and be able to get a rough idea on how a given combo will work based on the general order of things.
You are never going to be able to get a close estimate on gas mileage, there are just way too many variables to get closer than a few mpg. There are TONS of gas mileage posts all the time, try searching for those and see what people are getting and check their mods.

Like I told you earlier, once you have the car and the money ask again, ask me again, and I'll go through part by part and tell you exactly what I would do given your situation, money, and goals. Until then I highly recommend you limit yourself in starting new topics.
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haha alright, no more threads

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