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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 10:34 PM
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hey guys just wanted to get your opinions on what gears i should run, 373s or 410s with the mods listen in my sig
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 10:39 PM
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auto or manual? what gears are you using in that Moser 9 now?
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its a 6-speed car and right now i have 373s
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would you keep the 373s or do you think it would run better with 410s
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 10:43 PM
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If it was me and I already had 3.73s, I wouldn't step up. Oh wait.. I do have 3.73s..haha but in an auto.

Have you raced it at the track before? If so, what RPM are you crossing the line at?
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so youde keep the 373s? basically my car has very little torque compared to the power, so my only thing was maybe to put 410s in it to make it more torquie? haha if thats a word?
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i know someone running 430s with a similar cam as you in a 9 inch. he said it is a beast.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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if you race it you could go and look at the gear calculator in the drag tech section. id say stay 3.73s
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I settled on 3.89 as a compromise between those two lol but going from a 3.73 to a 3.89 is not that much of a difference. What is the reason you're changing gears, just to change to a different ratio and try to improve torque? Honestly, your torque is probably low because of the big cam you have in there, just the nature of the beast.
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yeah pretty much im trying to make up for what the cam doesnt have? sound right?
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