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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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Anyone know the rpm difference between the 4.10 and 3.90 gear on a 03 z06?
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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 05:33 PM
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you might be able to use this gear calculator and input the variables:

http://xse.com/leres/bin/gearratio?t...umference=84.0
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With all else being equal, about 5.13%
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Not much. A few hundred rpm. I recently switched from 4.10 to 3.90
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see thats the thing i m running a 390 now in a 4l60 and was looking to go 410.. figured i would pick up a bit..
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see thats the thing i m running a 390 now in a 4l60 and was looking to go 410.. figured i would pick up a bit..
you might want to go to a touch taller tire with the 410sand an automatic. my zr1 (90) (410s)sees 7300 through the lights with mt et street drag radials 315x35x 17my 92 its 6950 with 392s
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I have a 4l60 in there with the 28" tire.. car has a 390 in it so im trying to see if it would be worth it to go 410's.. ive been told that the differnce in rpm would be around 100 rpms..
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yeah about 100 rpm would be right every bit helps
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