Don't throw out those 3.73's, within a week you will be trying to put them back in.
With no heads the car will feel like a slug if you go down to 3.27's.
3.55's aren't worth the work to switch from 3.73's, so your options are limited.
The 69's weren't that fast and as far as rpms heck they prob didnt know any better. Ricer phobia, sh!t man the 4 bangers spin more rpms than anybody. Oh and she's a slug now w the 3.73s not much if any faster than w the 2.73s. If it had a 6 spd like the GM's of the day it'd be more enjoyable maybeI agree, ...with the 3.27`s in my 98 GT, you had to slip the clutch to get it to move. I swamped in a set of 3.90`s and the tach only went up 500 Rpms at 75 mph. My 05 has 4.10`s and as a musclecar, 2500 ROMs ain`t squat when you look at the infamous 69 Boss 302 with a 3 SPD auto or 4 SPD with factory 4.10s.......redline is at 6k or above, don't get ricer phobia.
Don't throw out those 3.73's, within a week you will be trying to put them back in.
With no heads the car will feel like a slug if you go down to 3.27's.
3.55's aren't worth the work to switch from 3.73's, so your options are limited.
2500 is effortlessly!?
2500 is effortlessly!?
It really does come down to how you plan to use the car....
I'm feeling you on the 3:27s though.
When I first got my GT 5spd I had plans to throw in 3:73's, but kept putting it off. Now, I think I'm going to just leave in the stockers. I live on long flat ground anyway, and plan to use the car for long top-back rides. If I need to get-up-and-go, I'll just drop a gear or two and make it happen. I thinks that's where the OP is headed...
Feeling even worse is only part of it. The car isn't necessarily much slower with 3.27's, but it sure as hell feels like it.The 69's weren't that fast and as far as rpms heck they prob didnt know any better. Ricer phobia, sh!t man the 4 bangers spin more rpms than anybody. Oh and she's a slug now w the 3.73s not much if any faster than w the 2.73s. If it had a 6 spd like the GM's of the day it'd be more enjoyable maybe
Not much sideways driving these days my man, I'm 31 not 16. The 3.27 or 3.331's gotta be better than the 2.73's that my dad had in the car for 14 years or so
Gas mileage is not a concern.
My car is a weekend cruiser. I don't drag race it, or speed around. I like getting on the highway without feeling like I need to always be in 5th gear. I also hate shifting to 3rd and 4th just to drive down a road with a 50 MPH speed limit.
Just seems like for cruising around, a taller gear is preferred
age has nothing to do with it man! haha im 30 and i wanna put thatNot much sideways driving these days my man, I'm 31 not 16. The 3.27 or 3.331's gotta be better than the 2.73's that my dad had in the car for 14 years or so
^^I agree! I'm 42 and can't wait to finally get enough power to pull the wheels!!
Children....I'm 58 and have been drag racing since the 70's....let me assure you...20somethings did not invent musclcars, electric guitars, skateboards, or baseball caps.
Definitely.......Ford Engineering used 3.27s in the pre 2006 Crown Vic Police Interceptors....and I never outran one of those.
Trust me, those Crown Vics are tough, but they are slow as crap. 1st hand experience.
Joe
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