gear ratio and rpms

[dastang2]

i have a 95 5 spd. when i cruise at 75 the rpms are around 1800. are these stock and what are they

 

[GREENBIOCH]

If that is in 5th gear then yes more than likely I would say stock. I have 3.73's and at 75 I'm around 2400-2500 rpms. Stock gear ration on 94 to 98's are 2.73.

 

[SonicBlue02-3.8]

yeah thats definitely stock. I have on 02 so, 3.27's, but my tach is if i remember alittle above 2000 if i remember at 75.

 

[Double T]

SOnic Blue kicks azz.
I have an o2 sonic blue 3.8l
awsome color. Ford only made 2,898 Mustangs in that color for 02 out of 129,000 mustangs built for 2oo2

 

[SonicBlue02-3.8]

Sonic Blue definitely does kick ass, i get so many compliments on it

 

[Jamez]

Thats the only blue I like. As far as rpm, I was 1750 @70 with stock gears and now 2K @70 with 3.27's.

 

[ndotym]

Sonic blue it's cool

The color is True Blue very unique

 

[SpectorV]

buy 3.73s or dont waste your money unless you want higher gears. I now have better gas milage thatn i did with 3.27s and its much much more pleasurable to drive.

 

[Jamez]

Ya gotta remember tho that most '99+ guys go from 3.27 to 3.73 which is mechanically similiar to going from 2.73 to 3.27. The rpm difference would be about the same which it should be considering '94-8s have a lower redline than '99+ so we don't have much rpm to play with.

 

[dastang2]

i think the reason th 94-98 v6's had less or a rpm range is because the lack of the balancer shaft. i have a 2000 ford direct replacement engine and it has the balancer shaft in it. so i think i am good on that. but the reason i was asking about the rpm range is for mileage purposes. i am doing nothing to this car since i got an 89 fox body street car to play with now and it has 4.11 and a spool along with a t5 so it will eat gas up like nothing

 

[Crai-zy horse]

Yeah, those are stock gears. I have a '95 five-speed and at 80mph, its at 2,000 rpms.

 

[SpectorV]

well the pre 99 guys a can put in 3.27s and be about .3 faster or 3.73 and be .5+ faster, back when i had my 97 3.73 was definatly the better gear made SUCH a huge difference in the car.

 

[DanM]

i think the reason th 94-98 v6's had less or a rpm range is because the lack of the balancer shaft. i have a 2000 ford direct replacement engine and it has the balancer shaft in it. so i think i am good on that.

That and the fact that the 94-98s just don't breathe well enough (neither the intake tract nor the cam) to make power at anything more than 5k-ish. The torque drops off like mad above 5k. 99+s breathe better, we don't start to drop significantly until 5.5+k.