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January 5th, 2007, 01:05 AM
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What gear ratio should I use?
My stang is basically stock with a 5.0 and five speed and 2.73 gears. I want to change the gears before I modify anything else but I still want to be able to drive on the freeway. Should I put 3.55 or 3.73 gears in it?
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February 18th, 2007, 09:27 PM
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What are your intentions for the car? Drag racing? Street/strip?, corner-carver? etc.
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February 19th, 2007, 10:52 AM
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355 for everyday, 373 for street/strip, the 373 is what I would personally go with
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February 19th, 2007, 02:17 PM
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My emphasis for this car is quarter mile performance, but its my daily driver so I dont want to go to low with the gears. As long as 373s are still drviable on the street I think Ill just go with them instead of 355s.
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February 19th, 2007, 08:39 PM
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+1 on the 3.73 gears
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February 19th, 2007, 09:17 PM
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3.73s are an excellent street gear.
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February 20th, 2007, 04:05 PM
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March 20th, 2007, 01:56 PM
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One more thing... what rpm can I expect to be turning at 60 in 5th with 373s? And what about 70? Is it gonna be high enough to do any damage if I drove a long distance on the freeway?
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March 20th, 2007, 02:18 PM
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There was a thread around here, in the 5.0 section I think, where they mathematically worked that out.
It's here, actually, because I decided to be nice. Look on the second page to find out how to determine your RPM. |
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March 22nd, 2007, 11:35 PM
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around 2200 at 70 in 5th
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