3.73 or 3.42 gear
06-06-2005, 09:41 PM
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3.73 or 3.42 gear i cant decide on which gear to get, 3.73 or the 3.42. the thing is my car is my only car so i drive it almost daily and i heard the 3.73 will make my car burn more gas. also im not planning on getting turbo or supercharger on the car but im planning to get a lt4 hot cam kit in the future. which gears would be good for my car? thanks
06-06-2005, 09:48 PM
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Gotta love the 3.42 for street and track
Originally Posted by 97Lt1TA
i cant decide on which gear to get, 3.73 or the 3.42. the thing is my car is my only car so i drive it almost daily and i heard the 3.73 will make my car burn more gas. also im not planning on getting turbo or supercharger on the car but im planning to get a lt4 hot cam kit in the future. which gears would be good for my car? thanks
I went with 3.42 from 2.73 and love it. Most go with the 3.73 but na its over kill if u ask me sense you drive yours all the time to much waste in gas your going to do about 2500 at 60 i do about 2100 rpm so still ok on gas
06-09-2005, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 97Lt1TA
also wat stall torque converter to get with the 3.42 gear. 2800 stall ? higher or lower
2800 to 3200 should be enough unless you want a drag car. In which case you will want to get drag radials.
I am including a link to help you determine which gear is best for you. I am going through the same thing and do not know if a 3.73 would be too much since it is a daily driver and I have no intentions of using drag radials.
Link: http://www.f-body.org/gears/
