rear gears?
rear gears? well this winter, aka the next month or so i will be doing a cam swap in my car, sounds like im going to be getting a comp cams 224/230 .581/.588 with 114 lobe seperation, and a ls6 intake to follow hopefully i will be getting some heads before the summer also, should i also put 3.73s in my stock rear end? or is it not even worth doing? let me know what you think,
i want to get into the mid 11s by the summer time, any help on getting me there will be appreciated
i want to get into the mid 11s by the summer time, any help on getting me there will be appreciated
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Mid 11s on the stock unit would likely be a short life if you could even get there without breaking it. Save your $$ and put 4.11s in something stronger - 9" or 12 bolt or even an S60.
11.49 or faster will require a 6-point roll bar too.
I'm doing a gear change right now and the first number isn't a 3 or a 4.
11.49 or faster will require a 6-point roll bar too.
I'm doing a gear change right now and the first number isn't a 3 or a 4.
I wouldnt really worry about hurting the 10 bolt since you are an A4 with a little 2400 stall. If you were an M6 then yeah you need a stronger rear.
Check out this thread taken from the 11 sec club
https://ls1tech.com/forums/11-second...-10-bolts.html
I had 3:73's and an Auburn pro put in mine 3 years ago with no issues. If I was able to do it over I would have spent the dough on something stronger.
Also if your looking for Mid 11's you will need a 3600 stall or bigger.
What gears are in your 10bolt now 3:23's?
Check out this thread taken from the 11 sec club
https://ls1tech.com/forums/11-second...-10-bolts.html
I had 3:73's and an Auburn pro put in mine 3 years ago with no issues. If I was able to do it over I would have spent the dough on something stronger.
Also if your looking for Mid 11's you will need a 3600 stall or bigger.
What gears are in your 10bolt now 3:23's?
Last edited by wws699; Dec 12, 2008 at 05:06 PM.
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yea i forgot to put in my original post that im going to purchase a 3600-4000 stall and yes the stock 3.23s are what i have now, best 60ft is 1.880 which isnt too bad for untuned and 95* temps
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I wouldnt really worry about hurting the 10 bolt since you are an A4 with a little 2400 stall. If you were an M6 then yeah you need a stronger rear.
Check out this thread taken from the 11 sec club
https://ls1tech.com/forums/11-second...-10-bolts.html
I had 3:73's and an Auburn pro put in mine 3 years ago with no issues. If I was able to do it over I would have spent the dough on something stronger.
Also if your looking for Mid 11's you will need a 3600 stall or bigger.
What gears are in your 10bolt now 3:23's?
Check out this thread taken from the 11 sec club
https://ls1tech.com/forums/11-second...-10-bolts.html
I had 3:73's and an Auburn pro put in mine 3 years ago with no issues. If I was able to do it over I would have spent the dough on something stronger.
Also if your looking for Mid 11's you will need a 3600 stall or bigger.
What gears are in your 10bolt now 3:23's?
yea, the stock 3.23s are great for the highway which i do a bit of driving on, i think i would rather just save the extra money and reply the whole unit later this summer. What size sall would you guys recommend? mods will be, 224/230 cam, ls6 heads, ls6 intake thanks
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There are a couple of things you can do to make it last a little longer without spending a bunch of cash.
1. Get rid of the crush sleeve and replace it with a solid spacer and shims. NW Diff can do this for you.
2. Put one of the cast aluminum covers like the TA. They support the rear caps and add quite a bit of strength. You could seel this when you upgraded.
1. Get rid of the crush sleeve and replace it with a solid spacer and shims. NW Diff can do this for you.
2. Put one of the cast aluminum covers like the TA. They support the rear caps and add quite a bit of strength. You could seel this when you upgraded.
so guys this is a bit off topic but i need to know what kind of cam and stall would fit my needs best, i just bought an ls6 intake and im still on the market for a cam and stall and later heads, i want to know what is recommended for stall size, brand etc as well as a cam, thanks
A low 230 cam would work best. And like mentioned already a 3600 or better stall.
I had a 230/232 on a 111. with a 3600 stall and I pulled a 11.9 at 115mph. That was with 2.73 gears. She still had some left in it.
I had a 230/232 on a 111. with a 3600 stall and I pulled a 11.9 at 115mph. That was with 2.73 gears. She still had some left in it.
That will do for a DD. But I personally would go bigger. Its all in what you consider DD though. Im sure if you put it in, and didn't like it, it wouldn't be very hard to go bigger down the road.
that was kind of my thinking, i drive it everyday when i am home, i'd rather start small and go up then too big and be miserable driving it, and idea on hp improvements over stock? with the ls6 intake and cam
Since when is Thunder Racing no longer a sponser? haha!
228/228 would be a good cam. I believe Kraut has that cam in his GTO. When I was looking for a cam It was a toss up between the 228 and the torquer v2. But I ended up going with a TR224/227 .563/.569 114. And FWIW the LS1's like split pattern cams. If you stick with no smaller than 224 and no bigger than 230 for the street you cant go wrong
228/228 would be a good cam. I believe Kraut has that cam in his GTO. When I was looking for a cam It was a toss up between the 228 and the torquer v2. But I ended up going with a TR224/227 .563/.569 114. And FWIW the LS1's like split pattern cams. If you stick with no smaller than 224 and no bigger than 230 for the street you cant go wrong
that one is brand new, and im getting a good deal on it, 300 shipped, or there is a used one for 200, its 224/230 .581/.588, i told myself on this time around i would go with quality, so the brand new one is very tempting