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Old 07-28-2008, 06:30 PM
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the next mod i want to make on my car is the rear gears. which ratio is would be the best for improving my 1/4 mile. im looking at the 3.73 and 4.10 but dont know which to go with or is there a ratio that would be better than those. how much of an improvement in my acceleration will this make
 
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Old 07-28-2008, 07:28 PM
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I've got 4.10s, they aren't too bad on the road. I'm still learning how to launch properly, so my times suck, but they are a nice gear. The only weird parts is getting used to going through the lights deep in 4th gear. Is this going to be a daily driver, with a little bit of racing, or a lot of racing, with a little bit of driving?
 
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Old 07-28-2008, 07:36 PM
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it a daily driver with a little bit of racing
 
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Old 07-28-2008, 07:39 PM
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go with 3.73's
 
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Old 07-28-2008, 07:46 PM
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Mines a daily driver too, so a 4.10 would be ok if you don't mind a little extra noise on the highway. It really isn't as bad everyone would think. Maybe a 3.90?
 
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Old 07-28-2008, 08:04 PM
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the noise wont bother me, i dont do that much highway driving anyway. how much of a difference is this gonna makein my launches and overall time.
 
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Old 07-30-2008, 09:24 AM
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I have 3.73's and I get great acceleration from it. With 4.10's, your car will be screaming before it gets to 100 mph, lol.
 
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Old 07-30-2008, 04:01 PM
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I would reccomend the 3.73's if you are mostly a daily driver.

The 4.11's and even the 3.91's from what I hear can be a little much for city driving.


 
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Old 07-30-2008, 05:30 PM
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I have 3.90's in my car and I LOVE THEM. The noise you guys are talking about is the gear whine. It is normal and not that bad just turn your radio up till u get used to it. I have a v8 and with a m6 at 60 i pull ~1500 rpms. With stock ratios it was 1200 rpms. I haven't noticed a bit off difference in the mpg. I have noticed a huge difference in the accelaration. Remember if you change your gears your speedometer and odometer will be off invest in a programmer to change your ratio to make all that read right. Hope this helps.
 
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Old 07-30-2008, 05:36 PM
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If your car is a auto and you spend a lot of time driving i would go 3.73s. If you dont mind the price of fuel then the 4.10s are not that bad. If your driving a 5 speed car i would say go with 4.10s. And if you have any plans to go M6 or T56 go with the 4.10s
 


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