phillyz28

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i was wondering... i got my car a while ago, just never figured out what gears i have, or if there are any mods done to my car.

some of my friends seem to think so but they have never driven or sat in an ls1 other than mine, well i havent either.. so they really have no idea.

V8pwrdz28

iTrader: (5)

it would help if u told us what car u have

DaGeneral

iTrader: (3)

Well wth do you have ? M6 ? Huffy ? A4 ?

phillyz28

iTrader: (6)

haha, oops.

i have 99 A4 Z28

JerseyLS1TA

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look on the door, there is a sticker that gives you rpo codes. GU2 - 2.73 l GU5 - 3.23

Tainted

iTrader: (9)

if you can select 1st gear you got 3.23

phillyz28

iTrader: (6)

GU-2 -- 2.73 ... what does that mean?

Tainted

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it means you got 2.73 gears like me. shitty for acceleration but have a wicked high top speed

phillyz28

iTrader: (6)

cool... although id rather have quicker acceleratoin

so what kind of top speed are u talkin about here and whats the best mod to compensate and get the quicker accel?

Iron Sights

Read the stickies man. There's no one magic mod. You need to pick a goal and then figure out what mods you need. There are an infinite number of ways to achieve "quicker accel."

99camarosupersport

iTrader: (6)

did your door say GU2 or were you just asking what that meant ?....you can always just change your rear gears out to what you want (4.10=wicked accell) and it's fairly cheap at $110. and i agree with iron sights. also remember when you start building everything up the weaker stuff tends to break....so 1 mod can equal 5. if that makes sense, just a fair warning.

phillyz28

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yea yeah i know, i know... stickies

Iron Sights

They won't fail you; just take the time to read them. You won't regret it. Just remember modding can be likened to taking drugs; it is damn hard to stop once you start.

phillyz28

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my door says GU2... and yeah that makes a lot of sense. if i were to swap out my 2.73s for 4.10, would that restrict my top speed then (not a huge concern i guess -- 140 is fast enough for a DD)

also, are there sponsors for the gears or where would i get them from? guess i should do some more research

blackbirdls1

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i can select 1st gear... but my door has a Gu2 code.

phillyz28

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what does that even mean... select 1st gear

LS1Formulation

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You probably don't want 4.10 gears in a DD anyway. 3.73's will be just fine. A lot of people with A4 cars think a high stall converter is just as good a mod as gears are. It'll drop your E.T. just as much. Just depends on what your goals are for the car. BTW, on a 2.73 car, the gear selector won't let you shift into first gear.

phillyz28

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i was searchin for a while about a stall converter but all i could find was that it was a good first mod, never really got a grasp of what it does or how it helps.

why not get a 4.10 in a DD... my goal is a quick car, real quick. I'm probably not goin to the track at all b/c i'm always real busy. i dont need a 10s car or anything, that and i cant afford a 10s car

MYLS18U

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I would call the dealer and give them the last 8 digits of your vin #. It turns out my car came with 3.42's
-Gabe

phillyz28

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i should do that.... thing is though is that i bought the car used at an auction.

no idea who the previous owner was or if anything was modified on the car. a good starting point i guess would be to get that figured out