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tko 500 or 600???

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OK so i finally decided to go with the tko 500 or 600 trans, Should i get the 2.83 or 3.27 gear ratio, The 3,27 would make it accelerate quicker correct?. And what do i need for the swap? anything... Also should i get the 500 or 600 there both the same price
 
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Depends,do you have gears? Do you race the car? Shorter gears will give you quicker acceleration but do you need that for drag use or the taller 1st gear for nicer street driving?
 
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I want it for drag use, I do lots of racing and i was the best acceleration...
 

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do the tko 600. i can handle more abuse and has a stronger input spline. also with the 3.27 ratio you kinda run out of gear to quick
 

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blackink00 said:
do the tko 600. i can handle more abuse and has a stronger input spline. also with the 3.27 ratio you kinda run out of gear to quick
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+1... I would go with the 600... for the exact same reasons.
 
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Well i have 3.27's in the differental now. so if i got the tko 600 would it be like going with 4.10s in the differental. where would i top out at and stuff like that?
 

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no i meant the first gear is a 3.27 ratio in the tranny (500) with the 600 its 2.87 then all the other gears are nearly the same. with the lower first gear you wont run out of gear to quick and will actually make 1st gear a little more usefull. either way you cant really go wrong.
 
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