96-98 Cobras?

95 yellow 5 0 said:

i'm gonna see what my rpms are at again at the highway. i forget now but i remember they were high for it "not having gears." i think my car sat at 3k going 80 w/o them in...?

so are you sayin 3.73 downshifting to 3rd at 80 is faster than a 4.10 on the highway?? if ur on the highway ur gonna race from 60-80 rolls... for street like 25-45.. i already bought the 4.10 but wouldnt 3.90 be the best then being right in the middle.

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SVT32VDOHC said:

3.73's downshifting into 3rd would beat another car with same mods/both stock than 4.10's downshifting into 3rd. A 3.73 to a 4.10 is a noticeable difference. I don't drop my 96 into 3rd at 80 with the 4.10's, it really isn't that fast and the RPM's jump so high, I just use 4th. On the 97 with 3.73's, downshifting into 3rd is a good feeling dropping into 3rd at 80MPH. 4th is simply not enough. Even when my 96 was not blown, 3rd at 80 was still too high, I don't want to peg the rev limiter or spin a bearing. It just depends what you want to do. Light to light or drag racing at a legal 1/4 mile track go with 4.10's. From a roll/ downshifting and so-on, go with 3.73's because they will outrun a car with a 4.10 everytime.

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