Gear Ratios?

87StangLX · February 24th, 2008, 08:58 PM

Which is more of an "acceleration" gear ratio : 3.27 1st gear or 2.87 1st gear? My guess would be the 3.27 is quicker accelerating but i want to be sure b4 i get my new trans. (TKO500)
Sorry if this is a kind of "newb" question but i'm not the most knowledgeable guy when it comes to transmissions if you know what i mean..

SWEET2KSTANG · February 24th, 2008, 09:13 PM

higher the # the steeper the gear (accelerates quicker).

1slo5.0 · February 25th, 2008, 01:12 AM

Get the 2.87 first gear. Although you might think the car will be faster with the 3.27 first gear because it is lower, that is usually not the case. With a 3.27 gear you have a wider gap between first and second gear versus having a 2.87 gear so you may fall out of your power range when you shift from first to second. Another issue that you might run into with higher horsepower cars is not being able to keep up with the first second gear change when launching the car because the rpm winds up so fast.

87StangLX · February 25th, 2008, 09:34 AM

yea that's what i was thinking because i know i'm not exactly lightning quick at shiftin the gears an that would make it even harder to do quickly considerin i'm gonna go with a supercharger top end up in the 450-500hp range. thanks again for the input darrell!

February 24th, 2008, 08:58 PM	#1
87StangLX Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 201 iTrader: 0 reviews	Gear Ratios? Which is more of an "acceleration" gear ratio : 3.27 1st gear or 2.87 1st gear? My guess would be the 3.27 is quicker accelerating but i want to be sure b4 i get my new trans. (TKO500) Sorry if this is a kind of "newb" question but i'm not the most knowledgeable guy when it comes to transmissions if you know what i mean..

February 24th, 2008, 09:13 PM	#2
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,540 iTrader: 8 reviews	higher the # the steeper the gear (accelerates quicker). __________________ project warhorse under construction wagon burner under construction as well (04 lightning) being built by MP2 Performance

February 25th, 2008, 01:12 AM	#3
1slo5.0 MM Ninjas! 1990 Mustang LX 9.36@143 mph Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Posts: 11,375 iTrader: 1 reviews	Get the 2.87 first gear. Although you might think the car will be faster with the 3.27 first gear because it is lower, that is usually not the case. With a 3.27 gear you have a wider gap between first and second gear versus having a 2.87 gear so you may fall out of your power range when you shift from first to second. Another issue that you might run into with higher horsepower cars is not being able to keep up with the first second gear change when launching the car because the rpm winds up so fast. __________________ My daily driver has 16 cylinders and 4400hp @ 1000 rpm.... ***1988 Mustang GT - Stock....almost

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February 25th, 2008, 09:34 AM	#4
87StangLX Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 201 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea that's what i was thinking because i know i'm not exactly lightning quick at shiftin the gears an that would make it even harder to do quickly considerin i'm gonna go with a supercharger top end up in the 450-500hp range. thanks again for the input darrell!

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