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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 10:02 PM
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Okay, sooner better than later I'm going to save up to get some heads to go with a big cam good enough for those stepped headers I'm using, but thats going to take a while.

But to make A long story short I'm upgrading my tranny and adding it with a 3600 vig stall and looking to do a gear swap as well. I did a few searches and asked around. Now I live in the city and I take the car to the track for fun probably twice a year.

For this gear swap, would a 3.42 cut it for my car?
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 10:47 PM
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3.73 gear along w/3600stall is a good combo. Don't forget a trans cooler and somekind of shiftkit to firm up the shifts.
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 11:04 PM
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dually noted, I am planning to put a trans cooler and shift kit in along with a deeper pan.

I asked a member earlier about 3.73s and the only cons I could gather is the 2 or 3 mpg loss and if I'm running on 16 245s, they might be a problem getting them to hook. Originally I was aiming for a vig 3800 with the 3.73 gears.
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 08:53 AM
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I have a 3,600 vig, shift kit and 3.73s..works fine
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3.73 is a good gear for a street car running an auto on a stock size tire.
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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So I'm guessing the vig 3800 would probably melt the tires then on the 3.73s?

after this mod, I should work on the suspension then h/c it.
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3.73 Ratio on the Auto Trans.

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