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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 09:20 AM
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What are the best gears overall to have? 3:73 or 4:10's?
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 10:47 AM
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There is no best. It depends on what tranny you have and what you are going to do with the car.

If you have an auto then go with the 3.73's.

If you have a manual and will primarily drive it on the street and maybe drag race a little then get the 4.10's. However if you are planning tons of mods (enough to trap at over 120 mph in the 1/4) and/or you are more of a auto-X and road course person then you should probably stick with 3.73's or you could even get away with the stock 3.42's with a manual.

How you use the car will make the biggest difference.

Just my 2 cents...
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 11:21 AM
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i drive it daily and maybe go to the track once a month.
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by T-hawk
There is no best. It depends on what tranny you have and what you are going to do with the car.

If you have an auto then go with the 3.73's.

If you have a manual and will primarily drive it on the street and maybe drag race a little then get the 4.10's. However if you are planning tons of mods (enough to trap at over 120 mph in the 1/4) and/or you are more of a auto-X and road course person then you should probably stick with 3.73's or you could even get away with the stock 3.42's with a manual.

How you use the car will make the biggest difference.

Just my 2 cents...
He's right; it's basically down to what type of trans you have and how you are going to use your car !!
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 12:46 PM
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so if i have a manual and drive it daily but not too much i should go with the 4:10's
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by BadA$$98Z28
so if i have a manual and drive it daily but not too much i should go with the 4:10's
4.10 are fine for a M6 daily driver.

3.73 for A4 (especially if you are planning on stalling the car in the furure).

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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 11:37 AM
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A+++ on these responds... i got an A4 with 373s.... love it... 410s would be to much... besides i hear alot of pitty stories bout people blowing the rear alot with the 410s
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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yeah if your a stock 10bolt with a manual leave it alone until u have enough for a new rear i blew my rear with stock 342's imagine how much quicker it woulda been with 410's

i would think you would run faster with the 410's not slower due to running out 4th gear and not just switching into 4th when coming through the lights.
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how much of a difference do the 4.10 gears make cuz i was thinking about getting them for my m6 ss...
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If you're running a M6 , god help you , your 10 bolt is already dead and hasn't figured it out yet....
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4.10s all the way...I drive an auto though...can be rough on the drivetrain in a manual car.
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