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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 12:05 PM
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I want thaughts on a rear gear for a A4 has a 3.23 thinking of 3.73 or 3.90 or a stall? The gear is a lot cheaper installed only are $500 for everything. The stall is going to be well over a $1200, I heard the gear gives the best bang for the buck? What do you think?
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 12:08 PM
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Why put a gear in a 7.5" 10-bolt anyways? It's like pissing into the wind.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 01:03 PM
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A good converter is a better mod if you want to go quicker. A gear might barely put you in the 12's and a good converter could drop you down to an easy mid 12.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 04:32 PM
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Stall hands down!!!
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Stall over gear anyday!
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 05:36 PM
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Stall, definitely. I went mid 11's with boltons and a 2.73 gear back in 2004. You couldn't do that with a stock converter unless you sprayed it.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 10:54 PM
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I say do both, a 3600 stall and 3.73 gear combo is killer. I would do the stall first and then the gears, but save up and get a 12 bolt. By the time you build you 10 bolt, then break it, there goes your money you could have saved for the 12. Take your time and build a strong drivetrain that will last.

I did gears first(12 bolt) went from 12.9 to a 12.6, then did a 2800 stall, 12.2.
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