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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 01:14 PM
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Well tomorrow my car goes to the shop to get gears installed, going from 2.73s to 3.42s so hopefully it makes a difference lol. Cant wait to see what she drives like after the gears are all set and ready to go, also how much of a break in period is there with gears???
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 01:50 PM
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should go with 3.73 gears not much dif w/ 3.42 in my opinion..
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Originally Posted by Z28LS1camaroguy
Well tomorrow my car goes to the shop to get gears installed, going from 2.73s to 3.42s so hopefully it makes a difference lol. Cant wait to see what she drives like after the gears are all set and ready to go, also how much of a break in period is there with gears???
What differential did you go with?
For break in follow the instructions that came with the gears.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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how is there not much difference from 2.73s to 3.42s???? that should make a big difference, and i heard 3.42s arent much different than 3.73s.
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So are you using a ring gear spacer or different differential?
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 08:36 PM
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no im getting the three series carrier out of this other rear end i have
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Z28LS1camaroguy
how is there not much difference from 2.73s to 3.42s???? that should make a big difference, and i heard 3.42s arent much different than 3.73s.

That's what he's saying....mileage won't hurt much between 3.42 and 3.73, so why not go for the whole enchilada?

Anywho, you'll love the 3.42s I'm sure.
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Originally Posted by cowboysfan
should go with 3.73 gears not much dif w/ 3.42 in my opinion..
That's really a silly comment. There's a huge difference going to 3.42's from 2.73's, and the cars become traction limited on street tires with 3.42's.

As always it depends on your build and goals, but saying 3.42's don't make much difference is wrong.

Might have been a good idea to get the stall first, though. 3.42's + 4k stall = lol at traction.
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Well its done and man my car feels alot more throttle responsive and **** ton quicker, my tuner still needs to work some stuff out. but damn i didnt realize how badly those gears were ****** me over lol.
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