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Old Feb 14, 2012 | 08:18 PM
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After reading more of your comments, it's sounding to me like you'd be happiest with the 3.42 gears.
With a stockish engine, there would be very little performance gain stepping up from 3.42 to 3.73.
I have a 3rd Gen F-body with 3.73's, stock engine, and I would prefer 3.42's. It's always operating too far above the engine's torque peak with the 3.73's.
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Old Feb 14, 2012 | 09:12 PM
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still love my 4:10
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Old Feb 14, 2012 | 10:46 PM
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What is the stock ratio on a M6 93 Trans Am.

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Old Feb 14, 2012 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by StraightTimeStirrups
What is the stock ratio on a M6 93 Trans Am.

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all 6spds were 3.42's to my knowledge
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Originally Posted by b00geyman
all 6spds were 3.42's to my knowledge
there are some minor differences in the T-56 internal ratio's but that's the only difference I remember.
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Originally Posted by StraightTimeStirrups
What is the stock ratio on a M6 93 Trans Am.

Originally Posted by b00geyman
all 6spds were 3.42's to my knowledge

93 F-body with M6 had 3.23 or 2.73 rear gears.

93 F-body with A4 had 3.23 or 2.73 rear gears.
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Old Feb 15, 2012 | 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Blk98Vert
Op if you have a stick get the 3.73s, the 93s have different gearing in the trans and 3.73s equal 4.10s
I agree, i'm glad I didn't do 4:10's with my 93 T56. I got 3:73's with it now and it's perfect!

If I had a 94+ T-56 I would do 4:10's
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Old Feb 15, 2012 | 09:17 AM
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He already stated he has an auto:
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my car is an A4 ....
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Get motive 3.90 gears. That's what I'm using and I have an auto with a 3200 stall. It's the best of both worlds IMO lol
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Old Feb 15, 2012 | 11:59 PM
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Get motive 3.90 gears. That's what I'm using and I have an auto with a 3200 stall. It's the best of both worlds IMO lol

About what rpm do you cruise at? its not too high on the highways then?!
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Not 100% sure because I haven't driven it since before winter. But I'm pretty sure it's something like 2400-2500 rpm around 60 mph.
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 06:05 AM
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Originally Posted by 93Euphoria
About what rpm do you cruise at? its not too high on the highways then?!
I just swaped from 373 to 342's

373's at 75 mph was 3000 rpm
342's at 75 mph are 2500 rpm

My 60" time's are .2 th's better with the 342's but the new relocation bracket's are probably the reason for this but it went from 2.0 60's to 1.8 with stock stall and tranny.I am overly pleased with the ratio
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half tank of gas from orlando to daytona? damn. i've got 3:23's in my A4 Trans Am and i can go from edgewater to gainesville on half a tank of gas...
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