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Nov 30, 2014 | 11:06 PM

buddy35thle

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I have a a4 02camaro ss little comp cam full exhaust and tune in the process of looking into a stall . Also thinking about doing gears is it worth the hassel would I see improvement . Is 373 the gear to go ?

Dec 1, 2014 | 06:10 AM

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stall first,then maybe gears.

Dec 1, 2014 | 10:46 AM

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An auto, the first mod should be a stall IMO. A 4k stall if you plan to track the car, 3600 or so if mainly a street car I'd say - but depends on cam size.

Dec 1, 2014 | 11:11 AM

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I like gears, unlike most mods they give you more seat of the pants everywhere in the rpm band. The only downfall is a tad less top speed and a tad more rpm on the hwy, though the engine is working less. I say go for it.

Dec 1, 2014 | 12:32 PM

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^^^ I like gears too,maybe too much. 4.56s' for 4 years,blipping the throttle and the front end jumps. The SS3600/4.56s' was incredible,1st and 2nd were beasts,throttle response was incredible. Got the 3.23s' in it now,the rear being built is gonna get 4.10s'. 4.56s'/A4 was too steep for the 1/4. 3.73s' with a good stall seems to be the popular consensus.

Dec 1, 2014 | 08:45 PM

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I agree a stall should be the first mod to a auto and I do plan to stall it as well . Im saving up for the stall and the bigger cam I was thinking maybe thw tsp 228r cam. I could get gears right now if I wanted alot cheaper lol. I want it still to be streetable what do yall think of 373s or 410s

Dec 4, 2014 | 04:22 PM

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With the short tires we have, 3.73 is a great gear for an A4. Still very driveable on the freeway. You should have 3.23's now, so I'd do the converter first

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Dec 7, 2014 | 11:24 AM

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Honestly I think 4.10's woud be more fun than the 3.73's, but there are drawbacks as well obviously

Dec 7, 2014 | 11:42 AM

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buddy35thle

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Yea I know 410s have more draw backs but for free cant beat it lol well see I just might post them on the parts classifieds

Dec 7, 2014 | 01:42 PM

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Went with 3.73's first then converter second. Gears made a great improvement as a first upgrade. Combined with the converter these two items together gain excellent performance.