What gear should I look into running with my current setup?
11-22-2007, 12:10 AM
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What gear should I look into running with my current setup? trying to get a new rear end for my 02 SS M6 and with that trying to decide what gear to go with... its street raced frequently and taken to the track often but i know i want to stay 3.73-4.30 but theres alotta gears between the 2 what are you guys running? i want to try to stay away from having to shift to 5th gear in the 1/4 mile.
11-22-2007, 12:30 AM
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Well I have 4.10's in my M6, and 4th gear tops out at about ~110MPH. So if you're trapping faster than 110MPH in the 1/4, you're going to have to shift into 5th. Only way around that would be to get bigger tires/wheels (I have 285/40/17's), or just go with 3.73's.
If you have an aftermarket short shifter though going into 5th isn't too bad, its pretty much like going into 3rd. I have a Pro 5.0 and its excellent. If you have ths tock unit or the stock Hurst though, forget about it lol.
If you have an aftermarket short shifter though going into 5th isn't too bad, its pretty much like going into 3rd. I have a Pro 5.0 and its excellent. If you have ths tock unit or the stock Hurst though, forget about it lol.
11-22-2007, 05:15 AM
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Check Here for f-body gear ratios....it will tell you what speed you will be going in a certain gear at a specified RPM, based on the rear gear ratio you select.
if you really, really don't want to shift into 5th gear, ever, i'd go no higher than a 3.73 gear....and this will also help with your gas mileage on the highway vs. 4.10+ gears.
if you really, really don't want to shift into 5th gear, ever, i'd go no higher than a 3.73 gear....and this will also help with your gas mileage on the highway vs. 4.10+ gears.
11-23-2007, 10:34 PM
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11-27-2007, 12:19 AM
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What are you figuring for the redline?? If you're figuring on 6200RPM (rev limiter) in 4th, then 117 should be correct.
