Modular2v said:jbvobra.....in your opinion, is everyone on here that decides to go with 4.10s or 4.30s in their modular (which like high revs) treating their cars as track whores? If he can run that and get away with it why fight him on the issue? i plan on making my car run close to those times eventually but as of right now it is my daily driver and im a college student and can not afford too
Bzzzzt. The gearing I have has nothing to do with trannies, penile-extension boy. I have a strong tranny because I'm currently leading the NMRA F/S points and don't need to break a T5 in the first round.JBVobra said:the only thing you've proved cosby is what I've said all along: you now have a track whore of a car that requires a different tranny to launch effectively and survive a weekend. You also need that tranny to obtain the mileage figures you keep boasting about.
Well of course you're right and I'm wrong! Could it be any other way?Long story short, you're wrong and I'm right if we're discussing a mainly street duty with occasional "friday test-n-tune" action.
For some, they are. I'd venture that 3.90s are ridiculas for some in Z06 Vette's, but I digress.4.88 gears are ridiculous.
Well, color me and many others ridiculas. I do place great value on 1/4 activity (don't you, Mr brag about your Z06 and "world's fastest stock bullitt" times?). But my car is a driver, first and foremost. Remember that, buckwheat.Hell, 4.56s are ridiculous as well with a T45, unless you place great value on 1/4 activity.
ROFLOL. OMG do you see the irony of this statement? Ignorant is defined as not possessing knowledge. I suggest when it comes to this subject, you might want to go look in the mirror.You're ignorant cosby
Hey goofy - I offered an opinion that had nothing to do with you. You then jumped in to talk about my gearing. Don't take my word for it....go back and look on page 3.and couldn't realize the just of this discussion.
You're right! Now, who's doing that? Can I? Sure. Do I? Hardly. Can you? Sure. Do you? Haven't a clue.Eliminating 2 gears on the street isn't a realistic option for most. It's a waste.
LOL. This may indeed be good advice for this particular person. Understand also that a blower on a stock motor is a timebomb. How long the timer lasts depends upon a number of factors.tylerdred, you made the right move getting a supercharger. You'll most likely have LS1 encounters once you're rolling anyways, so insane gearing won't help you much at that point. But a supercharger sure as hell will. Leave the 4.88 gears to the folks that live at the track and consider an afternoon replacing an input shaft as a fun activity.
I think the masses would frown on 4.88s too - though there are a few that run them. I would not, and have not ever recommended them to anyone other than more dedicated drag racers (though I had them for a while, and put well over 10k street miles on my car with them....in an 8 month period).JBVobra said:no, they're not. The key statement here is "run that and get away with it....". Get away with what? Ahhhh....you're seeing my point. The "get away" part is cosby's wilingness to "sacrifice" daily driver habits for the 1/4 mile gains. Once again, we get very subjective, but I think the masses would frown at 4.88s.
He can be trained.Gears cost basically the same amout, regardless of ratio.
Everything is a compromise. I could point out several reasons. Want a list? Do some research, most things have already been mentioned in this thread.If 4.88s provide such greater performance than 4.10s, then why aren't they flying off the shelves?
That's a great statement. Here we have a person that has "driven" one (so he says). However, I have said setup - and have had this setup since the fall of 2000...some 65,000 miles ago. I can point you to several others that have T45-equipped DOHC Cobras with 4.56s in their drivers. Many people.This isn't rocket science; you have to place tremendous value on 1/4 mile racing to make a move like that. I've driven a bolt-on, 4.56 98 cobra and it was RIDICULOUS in my opinion. I can't imagine how worthless 4.88s would be in a street vehicle.
Bob Cosby said:LOL.
For those that might be interested, IMHO, 4.30s are the best street/strip gear for a DOHC car. If you are of the drag racing persuasion, 4.10s are next to useless. 4.56s are too much for some, just right for some others. 4.88s are for the more hardcore types. All can still be quite streetable....regardless of what the non-DOHC owner naysayers may try to make you believe.
As far as you know, though I think most folks will see it for what it is: Someone with a point of view that has virtually no experience or basis of knowledge on the subject.JBVobra said:"regardless of what the non-DOHC owner naysayers may try to make you believe."
thats bobbie's comeback for someone that doesn't bow down to his point of view.
Go look up irony in the dictionary, please. Then find a mirror.Quit flattering yourself;
Well - we can agree!I've already said time and time again in this thread that it is subjective and different folks will have varying levels of senistivity to "put up" with a mod.
Absolutely. Sort of like you when you call my gearing "insane". Know what I mean, Vern?For some strange reason, you keep missing that point. Hard-headed? Cosby? naaaa... lol
I never said you were a liar - I doubt you are. Please post the quote where I said such thing. What I did do is say you are wrong and have no experience with the gearing issue you brought up (reference your first reply directed towards me).and keep telling yourself I'm a liar.
Got circles?I never drove a 4.56 geared 98 cobra. I really don't care.
Out of basis? One has to assume you are trying to infer that I have a different point of view. That is correct - one based upon facts and experience vice opinion and conjecture.You're out of basis for the discussion so you decide to start the name calling. Imagine that.... lol
While you're picking yourself off the ground, go do the mph vs rpm math, Vette-boy. Then go look at the powerbands of both. While you're at it, note that I never compared going from one gear to the next with different cars. My comparison was soley mph potential in 1st gear with two different combos in order to try and make a point - one which obviously went right over your itty-bitty head (actually, large head, small inards).and please, comparing a Z06 going from 3.42s to 3.90s is in the same ballpark as a 32V cobra going from 3.27s to 4.88s.... LOL. Keep the jokes coming bobbie-boy, because I just about fell out of my chair on that one. Nice apples to apples comparison. LOL
Bob Cosby said:For those that might be interested, IMHO, 4.30s are the best street/strip gear for a DOHC car.
Yup. Want to compare credentials?JBVobra said:your opinion???
Bzzzt. I never said 4.88s were a "best" anything. Nor did I say 4.56s were a a "best" anything. Go back and get the quotes, Jeffrey. It's easy enough to do - I quote you all the time, just so folks know that I'm not making stuff up - like you do, as referenced above.funny how we're back to square one. Talk about back tracking. Started off with 4.88s, skipped by 4.56s, now we're getting closer and closer to what I said all along LOL
No worries, shipmate. You know I will.keep' em coming bobbie-boy
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