View Poll Results: wich gears are better read bottom 1st
stay 3.23's
1
2.27%
3.42's
8
18.18%
3.73's
35
79.55%
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which gears ?
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From: rio grande city
which gears ? i have a 96' lt1 automatic and i have 3.23 gears what would be better for a lil bit of track but mostly street 3.42's or 3.73 street like from rolling 25-30mph to like 135-140mph
Last edited by riodealz28; Sep 17, 2005 at 05:39 AM.
Going from 3:23's to 3:42's wouldn't be worth doing, they are too close together. I went from 2:73's to 3:42's and seen a good gain. If your going to do it the 3:73's would be the best for the track. The 3:23's would be better for the highway.
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3.73
Originally Posted by rotwiler
Going from 3:23's to 3:42's wouldn't be worth doing, they are too close together. I went from 2:73's to 3:42's and seen a good gain. If your going to do it the 3:73's would be the best for the track. The 3:23's would be better for the highway.
Go for the 3.73. As stated above the 3.23 to 3.42 is not really noticable.
I have 3.73's and have no problems on the highway but they are great from runnin from a roll, i could only imagine what 4.10's would be like... just recently found out I had em' in there after having the car for about a year now 
Done it before on my other car. Trust me and go with the 3.73s, or you'll wish you had. You won't even notice the diff if you go to the 3.42's. You do know it costs some bread to install gears don't you?? For the money you're sonna pay, you'd better feel a diff.
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Originally Posted by RrCoX22
I have 3.73's and have no problems on the highway but they are great from runnin from a roll, i could only imagine what 4.10's would be like... just recently found out I had em' in there after having the car for about a year now
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Originally Posted by RrCoX22
I have 3.73's and have no problems on the highway but they are great from runnin from a roll, i could only imagine what 4.10's would be like... just recently found out I had em' in there after having the car for about a year now
if you're just looking for gains...i'd get a converter. the 323s are plenty when coupled with a stall converter, say 3k in your case. you'd smash anything from a dig, almost anything from a sub 40 mph roll, and still maintain your mileage on the highway.
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i have 4.10s in my A4...and love them!! i just go to the track too often and im hitting OD about 30 feet before the finish, so im backing down to 3.73's and then with the converter i'll still be in 3rd. As of now 3rd ends at about 110 and im trapping at 111-112. so if you don't go to the track and you just want a fast street car..go 4.10's. 60mph is 2300 rpms and 80 is 3000.
