4:11 or 3:43 gears

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Old 04-07-2006 | 03:47 PM
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hey guys can anyone help me ia friend of mine says he will trade his 4:11 gears for my 3:43 gears i was wondering how is that going to affect my car 95 z28 auto 4l60e will my top speed be affected will my tranny be put under a lot of stress also will my car go faster will it affect my drag times basically what are the pro's and con's thanks guys

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Old 04-07-2006 | 04:45 PM
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you will loose some top end, you will get out of the hole faster. because it is a higher gear your rpms at crusing will be hight and you wont get as good of gas mileage.
 
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Old 04-07-2006 | 07:07 PM
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our cars do well with 3.73's IMO if its automatic, if its a stick i would go with the 4.11

i think you would like the 4.11 for a while, but with bad fuel economy and burning up your tires more easily i would save and get the 3.73, will give you a faster launch with the auto.
 
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Old 04-07-2006 | 09:58 PM
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You will only be about 200 rpm higher at a givin speed, gas mpg will not be that much different, maybe 1-2 mpg depending on how you drive. As for you top speed, come on when do you ever do that? In therory you might lose a couple of mph.
 
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Old 04-20-2006 | 01:33 PM
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too true about top end, you don't really need it and probably shouldn't because i don't think their are too many if any people on here that could tune a suspension on a hot rod like this to handle safely at the speeds this car is capable of, although it is a neat performance aspect that this car can do 160 and i must admit is pretty sweet feeling to go that quick

but yeah i would stay with the 3.73 as that seems to be a better gearing option, i've seen alot of track guys use 3.73
 
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Old 04-23-2006 | 06:00 PM
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It depends on your tranny. If its an auto try to find 3.73 gears there good from the start to the end and ok on gas. But if it is a 6 speed keep the 4.11 gears.
 
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Old 05-04-2006 | 08:22 PM
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ORIGINAL: mike86rs

you will loose some top end, you will get out of the hole faster. because it is a higher gear your rpms at crusing will be hight and you wont get as good of gas mileage.
top end = power in upper RPMs
top speed = actual top speed of the car

you will not loose top end, it will lower it so it will alow you to reach power quicker, and you will have a little bit lower top speed
 
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