4:11 city driving
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St. Jude Donor '19
4:11 city driving
considering swap to 4:11 in my LT4. object is reduce amount of shifts for round town driving. will I be able to start off in second and make one up shift ( 4th) for most daily traffic situations ? I'm jacked up on chemo and the constant effort of the 6mt wears me out pretty quick. if this is not a viable option, thinking of switching to an 08+ paddle shift car.
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considering swap to 4:11 in my LT4. object is reduce amount of shifts for round town driving. will I be able to start off in second and make one up shift ( 4th) for most daily traffic situations ? I'm jacked up on chemo and the constant effort of the 6mt wears me out pretty quick. if this is not a viable option, thinking of switching to an 08+ paddle shift car.
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St. Jude Donor '19
1 to 3 works ok for me, I spose I am wishing for a ZF powerglide. am not going to give up on Corvettes just trying to make experience a little bit more relaxing stop light to stop light. can anyone tell me the useful mph range in second with a low gear ? can I run 0 to 40 or so in just second ? with the 4:11 I would think that fist would be so short as to be almost useless. what this boils down to is I basically want to drive in traffic and stay in second without shifting.
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St. Jude Donor '05
dont think 2nd gear@40 with 4.11s will work for you. It wont be bad but think youre better off going 1-3 and healing up. Frustrating being sick to where you cant drive 
believe me. Get better 
edit if you decide to go 4.11 anyway no 1st wont be useless, have it with a 26 in tire its just right
when you get better add some stroke, a port job & solid roller youll fall in love with that 4.11
believe me. Get better edit if you decide to go 4.11 anyway no 1st wont be useless, have it with a 26 in tire its just right
when you get better add some stroke, a port job & solid roller youll fall in love with that 4.11
Last edited by cv67; Jan 26, 2018 at 08:44 AM.
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dont think 2nd gear@40 with 4.11s will work for you. It wont be bad but think youre better off going 1-3 and healing up. Frustrating being sick to where you cant drive believe me. Get better
edit if you decide to go 4.11 anyway no 1st wont be useless, have it with a 26 in tire its just right
when you get better add some stroke, a port job & solid roller youll fall in love with that 4.11
believe me. Get better edit if you decide to go 4.11 anyway no 1st wont be useless, have it with a 26 in tire its just right
when you get better add some stroke, a port job & solid roller youll fall in love with that 4.11
I have a 1994 with a 4L60E, 3000 stall TC and 4.11. Even though I don't have a manual, go for it and don't look back. The smile per mile is worth it.
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The ZF6 is geared a bit tall in 1st and 2nd anyway, and the first five ratios are fairly close compared to most street cars. Combined with your LT4's higher redline (I think it's 6400rpm?), that means the car should respond well to 4.11s. That said, even with the stock 3.45 gears, that car was designed to be launched in first and skip-shifted directly to 4th gear at low speeds. Considering that the car redlines at something like 60mp in 1st with the stock gears, I think you could save your money and just really use 1st for and then either pick 3rd for driving in neighborhoods or 4th for streets that have 35mph limits or higher.
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St. Jude Donor '19
dont think 2nd gear@40 with 4.11s will work for you. It wont be bad but think youre better off going 1-3 and healing up. Frustrating being sick to where you cant drive believe me. Get better
edit if you decide to go 4.11 anyway no 1st wont be useless, have it with a 26 in tire its just right
when you get better add some stroke, a port job & solid roller youll fall in love with that 4.11
believe me. Get better edit if you decide to go 4.11 anyway no 1st wont be useless, have it with a 26 in tire its just right
when you get better add some stroke, a port job & solid roller youll fall in love with that 4.11