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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:21 PM
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Nice!!! I believe 3:50 gears with an M6 is the ultimate combo anything higher and overdrive would be rediculous.
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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by fitz98ta
M6, 12 bolt with 3.73's, 28" drag radial here
i saw your car in GMHT that was bad ***. do you drive your car on the street and how does it hook
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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:26 PM
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people with automatics should not even post since he is asking about an M6. Auto's have a completely different gear ratio. Nothing against auto's.
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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 52172
people with automatics should not even post since he is asking about an M6. Auto's have a completely different gear ratio. Nothing against auto's.
i know that there different but your right i need more M6 info or maybe i need a 4l80 hahaha
i am thinking i will like my 3.42s but only one way to find out
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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 52172
people with automatics should not even post since he is asking about an M6. Auto's have a completely different gear ratio. Nothing against auto's.
I didn't read that far into his post.
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Old May 14, 2008 | 08:07 PM
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well it all boils down into what type of driver you are. If you like rowing through the gears you will never switch to an auto. If all you care about is going as fast as you can in a straight line then definitly switch to an auto. There are excellent drivers that go mid 9's all day long in an M6 car. Enough said.

Nothing like a 900 hp M6 driving a nice country road or for that matter a road course. It is an experience only an M6 can provide. he he he
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Old May 14, 2008 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by 52172
Nice!!! I believe 3:50 gears with an M6 is the ultimate combo anything higher and overdrive would be rediculous.
Um... My car has 4.10 gears- and with a M6, at 70mph on the highway, its at 17-1800rpms.. At 75mph- its right at 19-2000 rpms.. I dont think thats all to hateful with the car being 660 at the crank, and 543rwhp..(very conservative 7.9pounds of boost) Ya, to me- its rediculous that around town the car gets 18-20mpg, (in n out of the throttle) and 26mpg out on the road.. ( in 6th the whole way)
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Old May 14, 2008 | 09:52 PM
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i dont have it yet, but next month i will be picking up a moser 9 with 3.25. I will stay m6 this summer, but plan on th400 for the winter, and im more picking my gear for the th400 in the future then the m6 now.


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Originally Posted by bigblock4-speed
Um... My car has 4.10 gears- and with a M6, at 70mph on the highway, its at 17-1800rpms.. At 75mph- its right at 19-2000 rpms.. I dont think thats all to hateful with the car being 660 at the crank, and 543rwhp..(very conservative 7.9pounds of boost) Ya, to me- its rediculous that around town the car gets 18-20mpg, (in n out of the throttle) and 26mpg out on the road.. ( in 6th the whole way)
in 6th with the 4.10 is fine... Problem with the 4.10 is they dont load the turbo so it doesn't spool as quick as it should, and you blow through the gear so quick. Other problem is with a 26 inch tall tire with a 4.10 and in 4th gear your hitting 6300 rpm's around 118, and with a 28 inch tall tire your around 124-125. With that power you have to be shifting 5th in the 1/4 which has to suck. I havn't tried it yet, but i dont really want to.

If i was going to keep the car m6. id pick a gear that i was trapping at my redline in 4th...

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Old May 14, 2008 | 11:10 PM
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i like to be at 90mph at 2000 or less and i have 3.73 right now and 1st and 2nd suck with big DR it does not hook up. so i was hoping 3.42s help but i dont want to kill it with a tire thats too tall at the track.
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Originally Posted by bigblock4-speed
Um... My car has 4.10 gears- and with a M6, at 70mph on the highway, its at 17-1800rpms.. At 75mph- its right at 19-2000 rpms.. I dont think thats all to hateful with the car being 660 at the crank, and 543rwhp..(very conservative 7.9pounds of boost) Ya, to me- its rediculous that around town the car gets 18-20mpg, (in n out of the throttle) and 26mpg out on the road.. ( in 6th the whole way)
when I say higher gears I mean a lower number numerically.
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Originally Posted by LASTLS1
3.23, 28" slick , 8.23 @167
You running a 12 bolt in that thing?
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Old May 16, 2008 | 12:57 AM
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9inch with 3.50's
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Old May 16, 2008 | 11:51 PM
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Old May 17, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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just got some 28 by 9 m/t slicks ill see how they work out
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