Hi everyone!
I’m new to the mustang world having always had z28 with automatics.
Recently I acquired a low mile 03 Centennial GT with 5spd. I plan on changing the rear gears to either 3:73 or 4:10. The plan for the car is just to mess around and have fun with occasional 1/8 mile local racing (just for fun)
My question is one that I hope somebody more skilled in a manual trans can answer. Would installing lower gears help with being able to launch in a more controlled manor. I can let it rip with the factory gears but I’m wondering if I could perform lower rpm launches with better gears thus coming out of the hole with less wheel spin so I could hammer down sooner with traction. I hope my question makes sense?
I’m new to the mustang world having always had z28 with automatics.
Recently I acquired a low mile 03 Centennial GT with 5spd. I plan on changing the rear gears to either 3:73 or 4:10. The plan for the car is just to mess around and have fun with occasional 1/8 mile local racing (just for fun)
My question is one that I hope somebody more skilled in a manual trans can answer. Would installing lower gears help with being able to launch in a more controlled manor. I can let it rip with the factory gears but I’m wondering if I could perform lower rpm launches with better gears thus coming out of the hole with less wheel spin so I could hammer down sooner with traction. I hope my question makes sense?