RWD guys, gear ratio question

[AnthonyF]

Unfortunetly my car was not blessed with a 6 speed transmission so this decision is quite tough. Im runnin 3.55 gears right now and they seem very long and drawn out. I never upgraded gears b/c i drove 100 miles a day. now that i live closer to work I was thinking of upgrading my gears to a 3.73. I dont want to go all the way up to 4.10 b/c i'd be doing 60 @ 2500rpm They also have 3.90 gears... please only KNOWLEDGEABLE members answer. Should I go withthe 3.73 b/c they are a little shorter and should be good enough on the hwy or all the way up to the 3.90 where its basically onl good fro the drag strip.


-Ant.

[Thighs]

my car does like 3200 @ 60mph...

how much highway driving are you planning on doing after this?

[dougatl12]

373 are ok but u don't wanna put it on the express for long periods cause it winds out quickly but not as quickly as a 411 or higher gears

[redrumracer]

my car does like 3200 @ 60mph...

how much highway driving are you planning on doing after this?

and thats with a 4.1 rear end i believe.


but as far as gears go i had 3.73 in my blazer and that was fine, but i would have rather had higher gearing than that.

[redrumracer]

373 are ok but u don't wanna put it on the express for long periods cause it winds out quickly but not as quickly as a 411 or higher gears

its actually lower the higher you go numerically

[AnthonyF]

my car does like 3200 @ 60mph...

how much highway driving are you planning on doing after this?

still quite a lot but its the commute to work that is much shorter. I will DD drive to FL and stuff, I will just have to drive a little slower.

[AnthonyF]

373 are ok but u don't wanna put it on the express for long periods cause it winds out quickly but not as quickly as a 411 or higher gears

Ok, so I will prob go with 3.73's. 3.90's seem pretty short.

[redrumracer]

if you going to have to go on trips to florida then leave the gears you got in there alone.

[AnthonyF]

its actually lower the higher you go numerically

no he is correct. with 4.10's my car will rev up quicker but I will sit at a higher RPM and slower speeds.

[AnthonyF]

if you going to have to go on trips to florida then leave the gears you got in there alone.

but i gotta get in teh 12's and 3.55's with a 5spd just arent short enough.

[Thighs]

yeah, im gonna have to agree with red.

[dougatl12]

exactly the higher gear the faster it winds out

[dougatl12]

i have this setup in my truck 383 stroker 373 rear end 400 transmission with manual valve body

[redrumracer]

no he is correct. with 4.10's my car will rev up quicker but I will sit at a higher RPM and slower speeds.

what im saying is that as the number goes the gearing goes down, which decreases your top end and as the number goes down you have higher gearing, which allows higher top end.

[dougatl12]

u can't have top end with a 410 or higher gear. with those gears it winds out quicker to get u out of the hole shot better

[redrumracer]

ok
4.1=lower gearing but numerically higher, lower top end but BETTER down low

3.23=higher gearing but numerically lower, higher top end and BETTER up high

[dougatl12]

talking about v8 motors here u can't have all that gear with top end cause the motor cannot support it

[AnthonyF]

talking about v8 motors here u can't have all that gear with top end cause the motor cannot support it

i have a v6

[dougatl12]

i know it's still the same concepts a higher quicker winds the motor up tight ass hell then u will be buying a new motor

[redrumracer]

talking about v8 motors here u can't have all that gear with top end cause the motor cannot support it

id beg to differ on that the new corvette has a final gear ratio of 2.56 for the auto, although it is numerically higher for the manual trans.

but still this is for the v6 which does have a decent rpm band.

[dougatl12]

a manual tranny can hold the gears more cause it's a manual but u still can't get top end out of a higher geared rear end on the expressway i build rear ends i should know

[dougatl12]

and with that i'm out

[redrumracer]

a manual tranny can hold the gears more cause it's a manual but u still can't get top end out of a higher geared rear end on the expressway i build rear ends i should know

just to clearify, what do YOU mean by higher gears???

[Thighs]

a manual tranny can hold the gears more cause it's a manual but u still can't get top end out of a higher geared rear end on the expressway i build rear ends i should know

so whats your rear gear in your teg?

[AnthonyF]

so whats your rear gear in your teg?

ur kidding right?

[redrumracer]

hope that helped your decision some

[AnthonyF]

it did. appreciate it guys

[dougatl12]

i hope the person was playing about a rear end in my teg when it states my truck

[dougatl12]

373 411 513 gears along that nature

[On_Her_Face]

Unfortunetly my car was not blessed with a 6 speed transmission so this decision is quite tough. Im runnin 3.55 gears right now and they seem very long and drawn out. I never upgraded gears b/c i drove 100 miles a day. now that i live closer to work I was thinking of upgrading my gears to a 3.73. I dont want to go all the way up to 4.10 b/c i'd be doing 60 @ 2500rpm They also have 3.90 gears... please only KNOWLEDGEABLE members answer. Should I go withthe 3.73 b/c they are a little shorter and should be good enough on the hwy or all the way up to the 3.90 where its basically onl good fro the drag strip.


-Ant.

ant what do you want out of the gears... timeslips or highway pulls?

[Gutling]

my buddies got 4.10s (01 gt) and it doesnt do that bad on highway trips, but the tradeoff is so worth it, it absolutely tears out the hole. lol you can actually idle along in 5th at like 15mph

[AnthonyF]

ant what do you want out of the gears... timeslips or highway pulls?

time slips with decent hwy. my car isnt a highway car. its like pushing a brick in sand

[On_Her_Face]

time slips with decent hwy. my car isnt a highway car. its like pushing a brick in sand

4.10

[AnthonyF]

4.10

i'm just worried about that tho..I know it'd tear a hole in my ass but...i drive to FL...ARG

[On_Her_Face]

i'm just worried about that tho..I know it'd tear a hole in my ass but...i drive to FL...ARG

i dont think it would be too bad, honestly

however my gears are so long 6th gear + 90 MPH = 2k RPMs

[AnthonyF]

i dont think it would be too bad, honestly

however my gears are so long 6th gear + 90 MPH = 2k RPMs

thats normal tho. thats ur final drive. I dont really have one of those. I have 5th gear but it's an inbetween gear..it sucks

[On_Her_Face]

thats normal tho. thats ur final drive. I dont really have one of those. I have 5th gear but it's an inbetween gear..it sucks

hmmm.. well do 3.90 or 4.10 gears, i don't think 3.73 would be a good enough improvement.. don't you have 3.55 stock?

[AnthonyF]

hmmm.. well do 3.90 or 4.10 gears, i don't think 3.73 would be a good enough improvement.. don't you have 3.55 stock?

i had 3.31 stocks but put the GT rear end in with the stock 3.55..so i guess 3.90 or 4.10. I'll do more research on the 4.10 and see what speeds/rpm it does.

[On_Her_Face]

i had 3.31 stocks but put the GT rear end in with the stock 3.55..so i guess 3.90 or 4.10. I'll do more research on the 4.10 and see what speeds/rpm it does.

ya but i would definitly go shorter than the 3.73

a lot of guys that have bought saleens (they previously owned a GT) have told me that they can not tell too much of a difference in the gearing, yet they might be tools

[AnthonyF]

ya but i would definitly go shorter than the 3.73

a lot of guys that have bought saleens (they previously owned a GT) have told me that they can not tell too much of a difference in the gearing, yet they might be tools

haha. well the Saleen is just a GT unless it actually has a blower. so your saying the Saleen has a 3.73 rear end upgrade?