3.73 or 4.10???? PLEASE HELP!!

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MadHandle8169

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I know this has been asked over 1000 times but I just can't decide even after using the search button. I am going to be getting gears and later down the road probably in the spring or summer I will be swapping out the stock intake for most likely an Edelbrock Performer. My question is which gears to go with? Given the mods in my sig as well as the Intake later on would 3.73 or 4.10s be a better choice. I don't drive on the highway that much but I do once in a while. The car is however my daily driver. I'm not going to get too crazy with mods after the Intake and Gears so which choice is best?

 

DFG 5OH

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go with 3:73 with your 5-speed, its a better all around gear. 4:10s are a little extreme, but not for an AODE.

 

super302

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3.73's

i have them, they are the perfect gear, any lower(numerically higher) would be way too short, first gear with 4.10's is only like 5feet long, and 5th gear would come at about 40mph, too short for me.

Go 3.73's

be warned-car will haul ass after install

 

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Darkhorse845

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4.10's

 

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Meangene21

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I had stock gears, went to 3.55 for some un known reason. Then i BUCKED up and got the 4.10's.. and OOOOOO boy i love these gears..


GO with the 4.10's!

 

loud 95

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I have a Tremec TKOII, and 3.73 gears. My car is driven around town, and occasionally on the highway. I would not prefer 4.10's, as my car already has traction problems with street tires and my existing gears. In 5th gear on the freeway, I am at about 3,000 rpm at 70mph.

 

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wytstang

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Given that you don't drive on the highway too much and you're not going to go crazy with mods I would go 4.10 imo.

 

Lab Rat

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Well, my two cents is to go with the 3.73's if you're running a T-5. I find that I'm running out of first gear pretty fast with 3.73's and that's with an all stock top end and headers/X-pipe/cat-back. I think with the intake you'll find you're going to run out of 1st gear even quicker. I like the 3.73's and wouldn't go higher - I've actually considered going down to 3.55's with new heads/intake/cam. That's my $0.02

Matt

 

Scott_95GT

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3:73's all around. If you are on the freeway cruising at 80mph with 4:10's, you are gonna wish you had 3:73's. 3:73's are still great for the track, and great on the street.

 

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1995 vibrantred

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I have 3.73 I like them alot, in my 5-speed.

 

mystang94gt

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I'd say 3.73's too. they made night and day diff on my car and I came stock with 3.27's. Great for daily drivers and more than adequate for the drag strip. With good driving and 3.73's you should be a low 14 sec player for sure.