3.42 rear end in auto
I got my 3.42 rearend for $100. Upgrading to the 3.73s for like $300 more is NOT worth the .05 ET reduction and worse gas mileage. Only way I'd change from 3.42s is to go to 4.10s but that would be a strip car only. And there's no way I'd not allow myself to drive this car OFTEN.
I can almost guarantee I would not see a noticable improvement at the track stepping up to 3.73s.
Oh and I have an auto.
How is it worth it? The change from 2.73-3.42 was a decent performance increase, but nothing special. And that's a 25% change. Going up to 3.73 would be a 9% change. I think $300 would be WELL spent elsewhere. Talk about a waste of money/time. I could get used LTs for $300 and see MUCH BIGGER gains.
I can almost guarantee I would not see a noticable improvement at the track stepping up to 3.73s.
Oh and I have an auto.
I can almost guarantee I would not see a noticable improvement at the track stepping up to 3.73s.
Oh and I have an auto.
Obviously, the 3.73s would pull the 3.42s. I'm not disputing that. I am disputing the way you make it seem like night and day. I am far from an all out racer, so $300 for gears would be well spent elsewhere. Until I am starting to run out of options, then I can come back to blowing lots of money on TINY gains.
A couple sentences of FACT and one other sentence of speculation and I have no clue? Right...
If I listened to you on how to mod my car, I'd have a SLIGHTLY faster car with 4x the money into it. Seems like you are the one missing a clue.
A couple sentences of FACT and one other sentence of speculation and I have no clue? Right...
If I listened to you on how to mod my car, I'd have a SLIGHTLY faster car with 4x the money into it. Seems like you are the one missing a clue.
Obviously, the 3.73s would pull the 3.42s. I'm not disputing that. I am disputing the way you make it seem like night and day. I am far from an all out racer, so $300 for gears would be well spent elsewhere. Until I am starting to run out of options, then I can come back to blowing lots of money on TINY gains.
A couple sentences of FACT and one other sentence of speculation and I have no clue? Right...
If I listened to you on how to mod my car, I'd have a SLIGHTLY faster car with 4x the money into it. Seems like you are the one missing a clue.
A couple sentences of FACT and one other sentence of speculation and I have no clue? Right...
If I listened to you on how to mod my car, I'd have a SLIGHTLY faster car with 4x the money into it. Seems like you are the one missing a clue.
its all about preference I got 3.91s in my auto with a 3K stall. rides at like 3000 rpms around 70ish. doesn't really bother me. i'm glad i went with these instead of 3.73s. when i get my vig 3200 installed maybe i'll drop a couple rpm. either way i don't care the 3.91s are fine. gas is pricey but i don't drive it everyday since i use mass transportation on the weekdays so that wasn't a factor for me.
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From: Henderson NV
I wouldn't really say you would be blowing money by going 3.73 cause you are getting a better performing gear. And being that I have had both and you have not I think its safe to say you can feel the difference. Do it right the first time for the set up you want to run so you don't have to come back in the future and BLOW more money.
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Verdad Gallardo I wouldn't really say you would be blowing money by going 3.73 cause you are getting a better performing gear. And being that I have had both and you have not I think its safe to say you can feel the difference. Do it right the first time for the set up you want to run so you don't have to come back in the future and BLOW more money.
For the last time, I couldn't care less what you think about 3.73s. They are a waste of money to me. Even if I was going for all out I'd never mess with 3.73s. I'd do 4.10s and get a taller tire.
Don't tell me how to mod my car, and I won't tell you how to mod yours.
Launching!
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Henderson NV
you head that you did. Whats my cam got to do with your $100 set up? Smoke your set up.. Besides that, you are wrong. If I wanted more performance I'd go 4.10s and a taller tire. Why would I not want to do that? Could you tell me oh wise one? Please tell me how that wouldn't work.
Also, when I cam my car I will be above and beyond faster than you. Do you even know my "setup?" No, you are making ignorant posts, and saying uneducated things and you are both giving bad advice.
Learn something before posting your shopping list for the perfect lt1 setup.
You both have no clue.
And another thing: Why the hell do you have 3.73s in your manual car!?
Launching!
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From: Henderson NV
You are backing up him saying that "doing it right the first time" means 3.73s. The supposed optimum gears for performance. So if you are all about optimum performance, why would you get a middle of the road cam? You are a hypocrite.
Besides that, you are wrong. If I wanted more performance I'd go 4.10s and a taller tire. Why would I not want to do that? Could you tell me oh wise one? Please tell me how that wouldn't work.
Also, when I cam my car I will be above and beyond faster than you. Do you even know my "setup?" No, you are making ignorant posts, and saying uneducated things and you are both giving bad advice.
Learn something before posting your shopping list for the perfect lt1 setup.
You both have no clue.
And another thing: Why the hell do you have 3.73s in your manual car!?
Besides that, you are wrong. If I wanted more performance I'd go 4.10s and a taller tire. Why would I not want to do that? Could you tell me oh wise one? Please tell me how that wouldn't work.
Also, when I cam my car I will be above and beyond faster than you. Do you even know my "setup?" No, you are making ignorant posts, and saying uneducated things and you are both giving bad advice.
Learn something before posting your shopping list for the perfect lt1 setup.
You both have no clue.
And another thing: Why the hell do you have 3.73s in your manual car!?
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From: North Versailles, PA
For what it's worth my car came with 2.73's which we all know are worthless. I swapped in a 3.42 LS1 rear and noticed a huge difference. I was looking for a little more grunt and a friend of mine who built more of these cars than i care to think about told me to go with 3.73's. I was set that it wouldn't make much of a difference and my gas mileage would be horrible but after a while my rear was apart and I was installing some 3.73's. Big suprise, gas mileage didn't change and the difference was a lot more than I expected. I'm not telling anyone how to build their cars but for me I think this was worth the time and money.
just wait on the 3.73's until u find a deal somewhere on them... i understand where ur coming from dude.... modding on a budget never can give you the "perfect" setup even if u kno what that "perfect" setup is...
modding these cars takes either A. A **** load of extra money or B. A **** load of patience and saving a **** load of money to pay for the mods.... just take ur time
modding these cars takes either A. A **** load of extra money or B. A **** load of patience and saving a **** load of money to pay for the mods.... just take ur time
I do not know how the rpms are so high(above 2000rpm) with 3.42 gears at 70mph for some of ya'll. This is not the case with my '94 Z/28 driver. 70 mph = 1750rpm, which equals 28mpg on the road, for my driver. And it feels very good for minimal mods, holds off the 5.0's anyhow.