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StangGT4U

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Can someone give me an example of how well changing out the gears will improve my performance like there before and after 0-60 time or 1/4 mile and before and after top speed?
 

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your 1/4 will drop a few tenths. Just get a pair and find out for yourself.
 

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Adding gears is torque multiplication. Like riding a 10 speed bike. In the lower gears (which would be a higher numbered gear, 4.30) you can take off very easy & pull heavy things. In the higher gears (which would be a lower number gear, 2.50) it is hard to take off, but once going it is easier. That is a broad example of using a 10 speed bike. The difference in gears in not as much as a 10 speed bike. 4.10 gears are easier to take off faster than 2.79 gears.
 

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just get 4.30s like me
 

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Do you know where you top out around with the 4.30's? What are your rpm's on the highway?
 
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