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Gear ratio and rpms

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i am wanting to put a set of gears in my stang 5.0 auto. i was wondering with my auto what the rpms would but if i put a 4.10 or 3.73 in it at around 80mph. also who has the best gears and do they cause whine or are they louder then stock?
 

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Gumby84 said:
i am wanting to put a set of gears in my stang 5.0 auto. i was wondering with my auto what the rpms would but if i put a 4.10 or 3.73 in it at around 80mph. also who has the best gears and do they cause whine or are they louder then stock?
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Any properly installed gear sets will NOT whine. Gear ratio is irrelevent. RPM in O/D at 80 mph are: 4:10 - 2850 & 3:73 - 2650 assuming stock tire size.
 

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I have 245/45R17 tires, a 3.73 gearset, a 0.70:1 overdrive 4R70W, and at a correct 75mph my tach reads 2700rpm.
With a 0.67:1 overdrive AODE it'll be 2600rpm at 75mph using a 3.73 gearset, and 2850rpm at 75mph using a 4.10.
 

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I'm not sure what year Mustang you have, but I'm doing these calculations on the assumption that you have 245/45/17 tires, currently 3.27, and your AOD overdrive is .67 (4r70w is .70)
Code:
--rpm-----3.27------3.73----4.10---
1500----52.31-----45.86---41.72
2000----69.74-----61.14---55.63
2500----87.18-----76.43---69.53
3000----104.62---91.71---83.44
 
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