4.30s gears
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4.30s gears Hey guys Im probably sure someone might have already asked this one before but I was wondering if putting 4.30s or 4.56 gears in a stock ls1 camaro ss, would be an ok idea or not? If yes, what should I know about all this and any precautions I should take? Later Im thinking of installing a Trex cam
wrong forum bud. try GEARS & AXLES down a little farther. if you think someone has asked it (which they in 7 years, someone has) then search it. dont eat up space with questions that have answers.
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Hey guys Im probably sure someone might have already asked this one before but I was wondering if putting 4.30s or 4.56 gears in a stock ls1 camaro ss, would be an ok idea or not? If yes, what should I know about all this and any precautions I should take? Later Im thinking of installing a Trex cam
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Hey guys Im probably sure someone might have already asked this one before but I was wondering if putting 4.30s or 4.56 gears in a stock ls1 camaro ss, would be an ok idea or not? If yes, what should I know about all this and any precautions I should take? Later Im thinking of installing a Trex cam
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I ran 4.30's with a 27" tire, and 4.57' with a 28" tire on my 2001 H/C Z/28. 4.10's are good gears for a bolt on street car. As other have mentioned, the stock rear won't hold up long with a big gear and traction.
dont put them in a 10 bolt, and you dont want anything higher then 4.11s until you have a decent size cam anyways.. the point of gears is to get you to the powerband you want and stay there as long as you can, something that high on a stock ls1 cam will give you no time at peak HP before itll be hitting the limiter... i say 3.73s are the highest you want in a 10 bolt as well
i jumped from a 3.70 to a 4.30 and only picked up .07 hundreths. im not going back, but i miss my cruising speed.
you really need to make a bigger jump for a large impact.
if its weekend car, strip only, 4.56.
if its a stock 10 bolt and you drive it, id get tired of the 4.56.... IMO
you really need to make a bigger jump for a large impact.
if its weekend car, strip only, 4.56.
if its a stock 10 bolt and you drive it, id get tired of the 4.56.... IMO
I really like my 4.30s, had 3.73s beore. And I street drove on stock whells only 25.8 tall.
I would have gone right to 4.56s with 28" slicks but you run out of gear at 130's taking your motor to 7K.
I would have gone right to 4.56s with 28" slicks but you run out of gear at 130's taking your motor to 7K.
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