Top end loss w/new gears
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Top end loss w/new gears
My stock 10 bolt **** the bed, mostly due to my driving style, not cool I know. I have a Moser built to order 9inch I am about to order but I wanted to know who would be able to tell me how much top end I would loose going from 3.73's to 4.11's or even 4.56's I understand this is a huge jump and trust me I am not using the car as a DD. Can anyone shed some light to my question? Thanks guys.
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Just put in the correct data for your application. This is a good place for what if questions about changing tire height or gear ratios.
http://www.pszweb.com/car/gears.htm
http://www.pszweb.com/car/gears.htm
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do you mean "top end" as top speed or do you think it's going to loose "top end" power and not pull as hard at high speeds? it's going to pull harder to your top speed it's just that your top speed will drop. but as said, just use the gear calculator and you can punch in whatever gear/tire you want.
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do you mean "top end" as top speed or do you think it's going to loose "top end" power and not pull as hard at high speeds? it's going to pull harder to your top speed it's just that your top speed will drop. but as said, just use the gear calculator and you can punch in whatever gear/tire you want.
I cant find a ratio that covers that... As far as I knew it was a 3.42 gear, and according to the 3.42 chart I shouldve been running way faster at those rpm's. Anyone else find trouble getting real world numbers? I know I was coming out of 4th at a over 110mph but at about 6100 or so rpm.
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My formula's speedo must have been off pretty bad then b/c there is no way that I was only running 150 at the rpm's I was turning... It was 5500 or more(hard to remember since it was 2 years ago and I was going so fast). I just remember my rpm needle being around the red which is 5700 on an LT1 car... Either way, one of my gauges must have been off
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I have 4.10s and you really don't need to worry.. I shift usually at 6500, my 4th gear ends at 120 something, and 5th is like lol idk a high 160 something. Don't listen to anyone who tells you otherwise, talk to the people who HAVE brought their car WITH the gears your asking about to the speed they say.
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I have 4.10s and you really don't need to worry.. I shift usually at 6500, my 4th gear ends at 120 something, and 5th is like lol idk a high 160 something. Don't listen to anyone who tells you otherwise, talk to the people who HAVE brought their car WITH the gears your asking about to the speed they say.
What is your rpm when youre cruising 6th gear at 65mph fccs???
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Stock, which is ~159mph, I think.
I forget what rpm I was at in 6th gear, but it wasn't crazy high...3500-4k, maybe?
Middle of Nowhere, Kansas is great for that sort of thing. Might hit a tumbleweed, that's about it.
My formula's speedo must have been off pretty bad then b/c there is no way that I was only running 150 at the rpm's I was turning... It was 5500 or more(hard to remember since it was 2 years ago and I was going so fast). I just remember my rpm needle being around the red which is 5700 on an LT1 car... Either way, one of my gauges must have been off
Middle of Nowhere, Kansas is great for that sort of thing. Might hit a tumbleweed, that's about it.
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THats not too bad, but its a little steeper than I wanna be at for my daily commute I couldnt afford a rear end anyways hahaha. I imagine once I put 4.10's in I would never wanna stop ripping through the gears and racing from a dig