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Mar 16, 2003 | 09:55 PM

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C5 Owners With an Automatic

Im curious what rear-end gear ratio do you currently have..

Mar 16, 2003 | 10:27 PM

kwik8racr

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Re: C5 Owners With an Automatic (Romeo)

4.10's :yesnod:

Mar 16, 2003 | 10:57 PM

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Re: C5 Owners With an Automatic (Romeo)

3.73's........ 4.10's maybe down the road if I get bored....?

Mar 17, 2003 | 01:32 AM

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Re: C5 Owners With an Automatic (Romeo)

3.73'S and lovin it :D

Mar 17, 2003 | 06:22 AM

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Re: C5 Owners With an Automatic (Romeo)

I have 2:73 and hate them dont get me wrong there ok for the highway great gas mileage but off the line these gears are DOGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Mar 17, 2003 | 07:07 AM

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3.73s :yesnod: :yesnod:

Mar 17, 2003 | 07:34 AM

Darrell G

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Re: C5 Owners With an Automatic (Mitch C)

I know this is going to be a dumb question, but what is the easiest way to know what gears you have? Also, can someone tell me what happens to highway MPG with different gear setups?

Mar 17, 2003 | 08:08 AM

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Re: C5 Owners With an Automatic (Romeo)

3.15's for now, but hopefully soon 3.42's.

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Mar 17, 2003 | 08:37 AM

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Re: C5 Owners With an Automatic (Romeo)

2.73, love the fuel economy.

Mar 17, 2003 | 08:48 AM

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Re: C5 Owners With an Automatic (Tom/99)

3.42s I like them, should of went 3.73.

Mar 17, 2003 | 09:06 AM

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Re: C5 Owners With an Automatic (Romeo)

2.73... Great fuel economy and I like to go 100 plus at times. 2.73 is easier on the motor and easier on high speeds and fuel.

Mar 17, 2003 | 09:11 AM

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Re: C5 Owners With an Automatic (JCR)

PS: The 2.73 is a faster car than the 3.15 gear arrangement!

Mar 17, 2003 | 09:14 AM

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JCR, when you say faster, are you referring to top end? What is the approx. topend on a basically stock C5 auto?

Mar 17, 2003 | 10:16 AM

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Re: C5 Owners With an Automatic (Darrell G)

I've had 3.42 and they are fine but the 3.73 Getrag Rear end reins SUPREME! :smash: Get the 3.73 and be done with it. Ultimate for the street and no problem on the highway! That way you won't always be second guessing whether you should of done the 3.73, etc.

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Mar 17, 2003 | 10:27 AM

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Re: C5 Owners With an Automatic (Romeo)

My Vert came with 2.73, but I changed to 3.15 last summer.
The change improved my 1/4 mile times. :cool:

Mar 17, 2003 | 10:56 AM

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Re: C5 Owners With an Automatic (Darrell G)

Quote:

I know this is going to be a dumb question, but what is the easiest way to know what gears you have? Also, can someone tell me what happens to highway MPG with different gear setups?

In the past, you could crawl under the car and read the tag on the gear. Since some people are opening the carrier and changing the ring and pinion gear, they may not remove the tag. Thus confussion may result, rpms at a certain speed would now be the gauge for certainty.

The taller the gear the more revolution at the rear wheels, thus less gas mileage and rwhp on a dyno.

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