4.30's too much gear???
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Chern_889
New Member
I half daily drive my stang with 3.73s, going to switch to 3.55s, first gear is just way to short for my liking from a dead stop, i cant shift it fast enough
If I did you coulda had them but sorry I sold them on ebay. All around best gear man. I loved them.
"Is it that time of the month?"
LOl -no. I picked the wrong upper gear for my combo (in the trans). I have a .64 5th which revs nice and low on the b-way..Problem was with the 3.27's she was bucking at like 1643rpm@60mph ACK! That upper gear is meant for peeps with a non bucking combo or higher rear gear ratio. So with the 3.55's I am about 1800rpm@60. Still too low but hell of alot better. I didn't want to go to big on the gear cuz I didnt want to have to drive around with slicks..So speaking of PMS ,Rick 91GT is gonna try and tune that out with one.
......hmmm maybe u can buy me trans and get the 4.30s... Its got..maybe 2-3k on it...put it in the gear calc:
http://www.allfordmustangs.com/Detailed/608.shtml
Ok ... OK
It's time for me to speak up here
All you young guys are a bunch of weenies
No ... not really
I'm justa funnin with ya a bit
It really does have a whole lot to do with perspective :Word:
Heck Fire ... when I was a kid in my mid 60's Falcons, Fairlanes & Stangs
All we had back in the day was 4 forward gears
You know ... 4 in the floor ... as they said it back then
anyway
That means 4th was 1 to 1
Hey ... My 9 inch housings were always loaded with 456's
And you young'ens cry about turnin less than 3K on the highway
It was just understood ..............
When you snuck out your weekend warrior on the street every now and then
You had a highway cruise speed of 45 to 50 mph
Grady
It's time for me to speak up here
All you young guys are a bunch of weenies
No ... not really
I'm justa funnin with ya a bit
It really does have a whole lot to do with perspective :Word:
Heck Fire ... when I was a kid in my mid 60's Falcons, Fairlanes & Stangs
All we had back in the day was 4 forward gears
You know ... 4 in the floor ... as they said it back then
anyway
That means 4th was 1 to 1
Hey ... My 9 inch housings were always loaded with 456's
And you young'ens cry about turnin less than 3K on the highway
It was just understood ..............
When you snuck out your weekend warrior on the street every now and then
You had a highway cruise speed of 45 to 50 mph
Grady
nmcgrawj
Advanced Member
Ok ... OK
It's time for me to speak up here
All you young guys are a bunch of weenies
No ... not really
I'm justa funnin with ya a bit
It really does have a whole lot to do with perspective :Word:
Heck Fire ... when I was a kid in my mid 60's Falcons, Fairlanes & Stangs
All we had back in the day was 4 forward gears
You know ... 4 in the floor ... as they said it back then
anyway
That means 4th was 1 to 1
Hey ... My 9 inch housings were always loaded with 456's
And you young'ens cry about turnin less than 3K on the highway
It was just understood ..............
When you snuck out your weekend warrior on the street every now and then
You had a highway cruise speed of 45 to 50 mph
Grady
haha, you'd get ran over here doing 45-50 on a freeway.
NotQuik
Founding Member
True ... True
Where I grew up there were several little communities that each had its own
places where gear heads like to ... shall we say ... Congregate
therefore
When you wanted to go over there and raise a ... little cain
You just stuck to the non-hiway kinda roads
Also ... If I was in my own neck of the woods
Well ... 28'' tall wrinkle wall slicks did meet the public streets every now
and then which kept the r's down a tad
Might get by with the sticky tires left on for a quick trip to the burger joint
but
You did have to cap the headers
Grady
nmcgrawj
Advanced Member
True ... True
Where I grew up there were several little communities that each had its own
places where gear heads like to ... shall we say ... Congregate
therefore
When you wanted to go over there and raise a ... little cain
You just stuck to the non-hiway kinda roads
Also ... If I was in my own neck of the woods
Well ... 28'' tall wrinkle wall slicks did meet the public streets every now
and then which kept the r's down a tad
Might get by with the sticky tires left on for a quick trip to the burger joint
but
You did have to cap the headers
Grady
They've been shutting down the congregation spots so much around detroit....ive had a lot of fun. But man i wish i coulda experienced some of the stories i hear from older guys
94-302-vert
Active Member
They've been shutting down the congregation spots so much around detroit....ive had a lot of fun. But man i wish i coulda experienced some of the stories i hear from older guys
No kidding huh?
My dad has some CRAZY stories...
Anyway, as to the 4.30's... I woudl go with them personally... I mean I have 3.73's and wish I had 4.10's a lot of times... so 4.30's is only ~5% more revs than 4.10's... I mean my 5.0l loves to sit at 3krpm on the highway as it is...
Old stories being put aside and returning back to the ratio Q
If your Stang is a DD ... That makes a B I G difference in your decision :Word:
Its so much more difficult trying to hot rod a dd as you have to make
W A Y too many compromises
Gear choice is one of the biggies for sure
Grady
If your Stang is a DD ... That makes a B I G difference in your decision :Word:
Its so much more difficult trying to hot rod a dd as you have to make
W A Y too many compromises
Gear choice is one of the biggies for sure
Grady
BlackVert
15 Year Member
If your Stang is a DD ... That makes a B I G difference in your decision :Word:
Its so much more difficult trying to hot rod a dd as you have to make
W A Y too many compromises
Gear choice is one of the biggies for sure
Grady
This is what I have been saying all this time.
Black95GTS
Active Member
Tune it and look at the dyno graph. If you're still making horse power at 7K, go 4.30s. If you start nosing over at 6K, think 3.73. Why guess? Post the graph if you want a second, (or 30th), opinion.
Adam
Adam
