Increasing gear ratio w/stall = lower revs?
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Increasing gear ratio w/stall = lower revs?
Would your revs drop during normal part throttle driving (before lockup) if you changed from say a 3.23 to a 3.73 ratio? I have a Yank SS3600. I could see the rear gear doing more work to move the car requiring less from the engine/converter. In turn you would see an increase in highway revs (locked converter), lowering your highway mileage.
Or is my thinking flawed?
Or is my thinking flawed?
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Originally Posted by OctaneZ28
Yes with a numerically higher rear gear, the engine will turn more revs.
Mostly noticable at highway cruising speeds.
Mostly noticable at highway cruising speeds.
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I went from the factory gears in a 2000 WS6 to 3.73 when i got my 12 bolt. The biggest difference I saw was at highway speeds at 80 i was almost at 3 grand. The stall pretty much seem the same. People say that it will tighten the stall but I did not see a difference. I have the ST 3500.
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Originally Posted by ohsofast
I went from the factory gears in a 2000 WS6 to 3.73 when i got my 12 bolt. The biggest difference I saw was at highway speeds at 80 i was almost at 3 grand. The stall pretty much seem the same. People say that it will tighten the stall but I did not see a difference. I have the ST 3500.