Would 4.10's be too much for me now?

Pokageek

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My annoyances include too loud, bucking and some smoothing issues in the RPM. After kicking around options, to get rid of the bucking, I could change cams but that would lose me some power. Its a third car so if I could get rid of a coupla issues then the cam may not bug me so much.

I would like to have more power on the b-way. To get a new trans would cost me at least $1000+ even after selling mine.:notnice: If I go with a .74 5th gear on my g-force, it would be $600 :notnice:/or/ I could go with a set of 4.10's and rev at the same RPM as the .74 gear for -> $450 roughly.

Then the driving in town and bway would improve with 4.10's as I would always be out of bucking range. At 60 I would be revving at 2000 instead of 1750 and 65 2200 instead of 1900. This would solve the issue but do I have too much power for 4.10's?:shrug: If I kept this cam, we would be tuning it to rev to say .. 6700 rpm.

For the loudness I could get SLP cats.. This is a less $$$ way to go for me and I could get street slicks down the road. :shrug:
 
I have 4.10s and honestly I hate it but right now I'm not dialed in. In town it sucks because and can't just idle down the strip or anything I'm sure it has to do a-lot with it not being tuned yet but i would have liked to gone down set now after having these but I guess it's all about what you want. DO you want a street legal car that is wicked on the track that is your weekend car or is this your everyday car? If it's a everyday car I wouldn't go with 4.10s mine isn't an everyday car and I still kinda hate it driving it around town I hope it fixes it when i Get it tuned but if it doesn't then i'm riding the bull holding on looking like a fool..............hahaha I had 3.73s loved them but once again it's if you want it for crusing or what you want to do with you Mustang now or your plans in the future
 
i think you are really trying to bandaid the issue man... I think you need a more mild cam and a re-tune but thats just me

Yes I am baindading the poop out of it. I have been around in a comlpete circle. I went , different cam :scratch: ->different trans :scratch: ->different rear :scratch: ...add slicks, ->cam. I just dont want to give up any HP but I may have to for driveability. Considering I am at the lower RPMs 90% time, I should make the car more sensible down there rather than rocking the heel out me for <10% of the time I am past 6000.
 
imo keith, you would hate 4.10s on your car after a while.

talk about no traction. :eek:

Considering I am at the lower RPMs 90% time, I should make the car more sensible down there rather than rocking the heel out me for <10% of the time I am past 6000.

my logic exactly. that is why i focused on maxxing the lower and mid range torque

and bro, don't worry about the numbers. people don't drive numbers around. there is always someone with a faster car ... don't sweat it. make your car a car you like to drive and you'll be happy with it.
 
Thats a bit of a haul. But I'll consider it. But what makes you guys think I can tune it out considering my radical cam specs? Also, Chris, my first gear is longer -- 2.95 not 3.35 like stock and my OD or 5th is longer -- .64 not .68 like stock..