Gear question
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From: Portage In
Gear question
i was just wondering how i could find out what kind of rear end gear i have i was wanting to get a 3.73 because my friend put in a 3.73 in his 93 trans am and he gain 3 tenths in the 1/4 right now im going 13.7@95 mph and my 60ft times are 1.7 im loosing alot at the top end im thinkin that gear would help out alot but first i just wanna find out what my stock gear my car is an 85 and i have no clue what gear it is so what do you guys think? thanks for any help :)
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From: Gatesville TX
Re: Gear question (badazz85)
I'm not a pro at this, but if your running 60ft times in the 1.7's, you need more power in the top in which is the opposite of smaller gears. My LT4 on the other hand runs 2.0-2.2's 60 ft times but my top end is stronger than hell. You might want to look in the air flow catagory (intake/exhaust). Just my worthless 2 cents.
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From: Portage In
Re: Gear question (Hurdman)
Yeah i was thinkin that too but i was pullin 1.9-2.0 60fts till i put in the 3500 stall then i was flyin out of the whole and fallin on my face at the top end like i said with my friend he put in his 3.73 and gained 3 tenths and gained around 4-5 mph thats in a 93 trans am i dont see why it would be any different with a corvette? with a 3.73 then ill be coming out of the hole even stronger and ill be going through the gears quicker and ill be goin through the traps faster right?
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From: Lafayette IN
Re: Gear question (badazz85)
Yeah i was thinkin that too but i was pullin 1.9-2.0 60fts till i put in the 3500 stall then i was flyin out of the whole and fallin on my face at the top end
Are you using a 3500 stall with a stock cam?
Are all your mods listed in your sig?
What are the street manners like with the 3500 stall :confused: -Matt-
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From: Portage In
Re: Gear question (HighHopes85)
i know that my cam isnt stock but its not that much bigger its pretty small i dont know that numbers right now though. On the street my cars pretty good its actually not as bad as i thought it would be with that big stall in it its nice before the stall my car has always ran pretty hard top end wise everyone has said that the L98 arent strong in the top end but i dont get it mine was strong before the stall i think my converter is slipping at the topend too that is why i have such low mph before my stall i went 13.81 @100mph oh yeah and i read on here that the L98 only revs to 4500 Rpm but i take mine to 5500 when i shift into 2nd and it is perfect i dont get it but yeah the stalls good and my cars is definitly strong in the top end so i think i should go with the gear right? Oh yeah all the mods i can think of right now are posted i think im forgetting one or 2 though i dont know
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