Gear Selection
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Gear Selection I am ready to do gears and i was wondering what would be a good selection for me and my car. I want to keep my car balanced for street and highway performance but setup more towards street performance. Is 3.73's the only way to go and are 4.10s as extreme as everyone says they are
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Originally Posted by bee-stro
I am ready to do gears and i was wondering what would be a good selection for me and my car. I want to keep my car balanced for street and highway performance but setup more towards street performance. Is 3.73's the only way to go and are 4.10s as extreme as everyone says they are
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Honestly I think you'll be fine with the 3.23's. I might never change my gears, but rather wait a few years till I get a new rear end and then go with ~3.73.
Some people tell me to swap gears to gain something but a lot say I'll get "maybe a tenth" out of it. Gears aren't nearly as important on a stalled auto as they are for a manual. High stall speeds and shift extensions take care to make sure we are in the correct powerband.
Some people tell me to swap gears to gain something but a lot say I'll get "maybe a tenth" out of it. Gears aren't nearly as important on a stalled auto as they are for a manual. High stall speeds and shift extensions take care to make sure we are in the correct powerband.
doh...for some reason i thought you had a manual. Otherwise I wouldn't have recomended 4.10's. In fact I wouldn't have recommened gears at all. It's right in your sig, I just didn't take the time to look.
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I just got 3:73's installed and i couldnt be happier...Im not sure why you guys think it wouldnt be worth it sence everyone i talk to says gears are the best performance for your buck. I know it most deff..was worth it for me! From 20-25mph i can hit it and get sides ways all the way threw the rest of 1st and 90% of second and sometimes it gets a 3rd hear scratch. So i get to flip around and look at good 80 foot skid marks down the street...If thats not worth it i dont know what is.
Another thing, off the whole with good traction...There is a huge difference-It jumps off the line and my RPM's on the highway a still not bad-I dont even see much of a diff in MPG
Another thing, off the whole with good traction...There is a huge difference-It jumps off the line and my RPM's on the highway a still not bad-I dont even see much of a diff in MPG
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Originally Posted by WS6RAGE
I just got 3:73's installed and i couldnt be happier...Im not sure why you guys think it wouldnt be worth it sence everyone i talk to says gears are the best performance for your buck. I know it most deff..was worth it for me! From 20-25mph i can hit it and get sides ways all the way threw the rest of 1st and 90% of second and sometimes it gets a 3rd hear scratch. So i get to flip around and look at good 80 foot skid marks down the street...If thats not worth it i dont know what is.
Another thing, off the whole with good traction...There is a huge difference-It jumps off the line and my RPM's on the highway a still not bad-I dont even see much of a diff in MPG
Another thing, off the whole with good traction...There is a huge difference-It jumps off the line and my RPM's on the highway a still not bad-I dont even see much of a diff in MPG
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Originally Posted by WS6RAGE
I just got 3:73's installed and i couldnt be happier...Im not sure why you guys think it wouldnt be worth it sence everyone i talk to says gears are the best performance for your buck. I know it most deff..was worth it for me! From 20-25mph i can hit it and get sides ways all the way threw the rest of 1st and 90% of second and sometimes it gets a 3rd hear scratch. So i get to flip around and look at good 80 foot skid marks down the street...If thats not worth it i dont know what is.
Another thing, off the whole with good traction...There is a huge difference-It jumps off the line and my RPM's on the highway a still not bad-I dont even see much of a diff in MPG
Another thing, off the whole with good traction...There is a huge difference-It jumps off the line and my RPM's on the highway a still not bad-I dont even see much of a diff in MPG
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I got bored and checked his profile, says he's got an auto. No mention of a stall though. Stalled A4's gain significantly less with gears than non stalled cars. We're talking maybe .1 seconds reduction in ET.
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Originally Posted by BlueSix
I got bored and checked his profile, says he's got an auto. No mention of a stall though. Stalled A4's gain significantly less with gears than non stalled cars. We're talking maybe .1 seconds reduction in ET.
Oh well.Rage: Forget what you gained with the gears, get a high stall torque converter and see what happens.
The "maybe 0.1" is what I've seen from several people in regards to swapping gears in my situation. It's not worth maybe a tenth to me just yet....but when I get a new rear end I'll go with a higher gear. (numerically)
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Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
Okay. I should have thought to just check his profile/sig. Oh well.
Rage: Forget what you gained with the gears, get a high stall torque converter and see what happens.
The "maybe 0.1" is what I've seen from several people in regards to swapping gears in my situation. It's not worth maybe a tenth to me just yet....but when I get a new rear end I'll go with a higher gear. (numerically)
Oh well.Rage: Forget what you gained with the gears, get a high stall torque converter and see what happens.
The "maybe 0.1" is what I've seen from several people in regards to swapping gears in my situation. It's not worth maybe a tenth to me just yet....but when I get a new rear end I'll go with a higher gear. (numerically)
Last edited by WS6RAGE; Jun 22, 2005 at 07:59 AM.