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http://www.corvetterecycling.com/category_s/441.htm
If you don't , then 3.07 might be better .
Ready to bolt in units on eBay ( items # 300450669654 / 110568690111 ) for $300+ and you get to sell your old one
If you don't , then 3.07 might be better .
Ready to bolt in units on eBay ( items # 300450669654 / 110568690111 ) for $300+ and you get to sell your old one
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I have a 79 Z/28 that has 30k miles and is bone stock. It has the factory Quadrajet, Borg Warner T-10 4spd close ratio and factory 3.73 posi -it is the only thing that makes the car "feel" quick.
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Also ETRBUJ1984, here is a set of Richmond gears for an 84. Found them on Jegs website.
http://www.jegs.com/i/Richmond+Gear/...110-1/10002/-1
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NOW....that said, if the engine has been modified where it can wind out higher (ported intake, X-Ram, cam, better flowing heads, etc) and still breathe, it may be able to take advantage of the extra steep gears.
The CFI came stock with 3.07 gears, which are ideally suited to it in stock trim.
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I was thinking about caming the car shortly after the gears but i will be driving it around before. Ive ask this question before too but ill ask it again..... is a carb swap a good idea for the cross fire engine ? As far as the car its an auto. d36 rear end and it has a k&n filter, true duel exhaust no cat.
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True, it will feel quicker, but in the case of the Crossfire, the intake is so restrictive that with 3.73 gears, 1st gear will evaporate very quickly with the engine no longer making any power until it shifts.
NOW....that said, if the engine has been modified where it can wind out higher (ported intake, X-Ram, cam, better flowing heads, etc) and still breathe, it may be able to take advantage of the extra steep gears.
The CFI came stock with 3.07 gears, which are ideally suited to it in stock trim.
NOW....that said, if the engine has been modified where it can wind out higher (ported intake, X-Ram, cam, better flowing heads, etc) and still breathe, it may be able to take advantage of the extra steep gears.
The CFI came stock with 3.07 gears, which are ideally suited to it in stock trim.
It doesn't matter what you do untill you get rid of the restrictive intake system. A cam and gears will just make things worse.
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I was thinking about caming the car shortly after the gears but i will be driving it around before. Ive ask this question before too but ill ask it again..... is a carb swap a good idea for the cross fire engine ? As far as the car its an auto. d36 rear end and it has a k&n filter, true duel exhaust no cat.
How far do you wind the car out now?
If it were me, you could do the gears, maybe not that low, or do the 3.75's but some guys here know how to port the CFi for some more air flow.
There are some here that have the CFI and 3.75. One is:
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So what about a new intake manifold and carb idea... would everything else function right? one more question whats x-ram is that an intake itself?
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