I'm getting my 373 gears put in this week, i dropped the car off today, i have 273s now, i dont know what to expect. is it goin to be a huge difference or just a few tenths off the 1/4 mile. i was thinking they would put me in the high 12s.

 

i went from 273s o 342 and dropped 3 tenths so ya might see 4 tenths out of the 373s

 

That's awesome, I SO want to do this to mine. Are there any drawbacks to the 3.42's? Did you notice a big drop in mileage?

 

i went from 2.73's to 3.42's to 3.73's. 3.73's are a lot of fun and i think i was still in the 18mpg range. 3.42's there was little difference from the 2.73 in milage as long as u keep ur foot outta it

 

not really much at all but i dont do alot of highway driving. there were no drawbacks at all for me

 

I went from 2.73's to 3.73's in my A4. have not been to track, but by seat of the pants I can tell you, the 3.73's turned mine into an animal! Totally different car! Best mod I've done so far!

 

Hmmm, I do alot of highway. That's the one thing I like about my 2.73's.

Eh, it's probably worth the trade-off, the car just feels so doggy with 2.73's.

 

its well worth it! the few times i have drivin on the highway its not runnin that much more rpm. ya got to love lock up converters. and the car feelin like a dog with the 273s is one of the main reasons i did it

 

2.73s suck *****, for the record.

Seriously, your car is gonna have more power available everywhere so they are a nice SOTP for autos. However, it wont gain you as much at the track as some other mods, and in fact 3.73s on street tires can be hard to get traction off the line. So factor that in as well. Overall a good mod IMO. Im running 3.73s.

 

I wish especially on longer trips I had my 3.23's back. You will see a gain but you get a trade-off

 

going from 2.73s to 3.42s was the best mod i did you get the most in your pants feel. noticed more from gears than any other mod

 

yea, i cant wait to get my car back, the gears are getting installed now, and i dont run at the track with street tires, i tried that once, i just sat there and spun.

 

I can't wait to do my gears also hearing this thread I have the 273s also. I have giving a rearend out of an 02 WS-6 6 speed. The gears are 342/373/or even 410s.. Let us now what you think about the gear install..