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Old 08-23-2006 | 11:19 PM
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are 4.30's to much for an a4? this will be a driver and 1/8 mile car with a 28 inch slick and 27 inch street tire. i'v alredy had the 4.30's with a m5 so i know it a lot of gear for the street,but this ls1 is going to be WAY faster than my old 302.what mph in 3rd with 4.30's and 28 inch slick at 6600?
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130 on the dot... why don't you go with a 3.89 gear and run a 26inch tire.. that would be 133mph at 6600rpm...
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3.90s or 4.10s
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If you want that much gear, why the small stall? I run 4400 stall with no probs!
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you have to run to much pis in a 26 inch slick so the rim wont hit the ground when you lanch hard
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If you want that much gear, why the small stall? I run 4400 stall with no probs!
the gears were in the car befor the swap.i just wanted to know if i should chang them
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I ran 4.10's in my car, pretty much stock, and they worked great for me.

If you've got the tire and the 6600 RPM rev limiter to pull it off, then I don't see why you can't do 4.30's. Especially if you're doing 1/8 mile running?? (what speeds were you typically trapping in the 1/8 anyway?? )

Here - http://www.f-body.org/gears - you need that link!!

Looks like you're good to ~128 mph @ 6600 RPM in 3rd gear w/28" tall tires, but factor in some converter slippage, and I think I've heard that 28" slicks aren't truly 28" tall?? But still you should be good to well over ~120 mph anyways?
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I think that would be a perfect gear for the 1/8th mile and the A4 tranny. The 28" slick will kill alot of the gear.
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i think it will run 6.6-6.4 @ about 110.so ill probley be good till i spray it




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