motive gears ???

96gtponyred · July 23rd, 2008, 12:38 AM

I have a 94 cobra and can get a great deal on some new 4.10 but they are motive gears i know ford racing would be better but i was wondering if motive gears were any good let me know thanks guys.

Darrell · July 23rd, 2008, 09:24 AM

Motive Gear makes Ford Racing gears.

WildWill · July 23rd, 2008, 03:27 PM

yeah they are good. some people claim to get a slight rear end whine with motive gears, but its no biggie. just make your exhaust louder. lol.

96gtponyred · July 23rd, 2008, 04:35 PM

how bad is the whine is it real noticeable

TH35TH · July 23rd, 2008, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by 96gtponyred

how bad is the whine is it real noticeable

i have 4:30s that are Motive Gears and i dont have a back seat and they only whine when i let off the gas its not that loud i probably would not hear them if i had a rear seat

Darrell · July 23rd, 2008, 05:28 PM

Gear whine is related to installation not the gear. Some people say Richmond gears whine too. I've used both Motive and Richmond and never had any gear whine issues. If the gears are installed properly they will not make any noise.

flamedstang95 · July 24th, 2008, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by Darrell

Gear whine is related to installation not the gear. Some people say Richmond gears whine too. I've used both Motive and Richmond and never had any gear whine issues. If the gears are installed properly they will not make any noise.

X2, he's right!

94BLKGT · July 24th, 2008, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by 96gtponyred

I have a 94 cobra and can get a great deal on some new 4.10 but they are motive gears i know ford racing would be better but i was wondering if motive gears were any good let me know thanks guys.

What kinda mods do you have. If your going N/A 4.10 would be ok but 1st gear on the street is going to be worthless. If your going to go forced induction. I would step down to a 3.55

96gtponyred · July 24th, 2008, 03:03 PM

its my daily driver but i def wanna wake it up alot and maybe go to the track a few times would you recomend 4.10 or 3.73

WildWill · July 25th, 2008, 10:20 AM

4.10

good lord people - wayyyy too many threads on gears. everyone has a different opinion. if you originally thought to go with 4.10s then, GET THEM! dont let anyone convince you otherwise.

96gtponyred · July 25th, 2008, 04:06 PM

thanks bro i don't really know anything about them except they make u accelerate faster and just want the best for my cobra cause i love it lol

mustang1994bob · July 29th, 2008, 08:57 AM

darrell is right gear noise is install quality. and i was doing some research and acording to every company i talked to including ford racing brand gear doesnt mater they are all made out of the same steel (even stock), also 4.10's will kill your millage if its a daily driver, might go with those 3.73's and get a mgw short shifter. gears alone wont save you from a quicker car with 2.73

thats just me tho

HMUSN · July 29th, 2008, 09:05 AM

4:10's won't kill your mileage.
unless all you do is drive @ 80mph on the highway.
you may see 1-2 mpg drop if that when you drive normally and even an increase in town.

mustang1994bob · July 29th, 2008, 10:57 AM

thats what most people do on the highway. and i think its gonna hurt more than 1or 2 mpg, and also the extra wear on the parts from driving around at 3k all the time, but thats just an openion, if you want 4.10 do it, have a blast

Darrell · July 29th, 2008, 02:02 PM

I've installed 4.10s twice in my own daily drivers. One car had 3.55 gears and one car had 4.10 gears. Both times fuel economy became much worse than any other gear change I've ever done. Both city and highway suffered. I've gone from stock 3.08 gears to 3.55 gears and seen better highway mileage and I've gone from 3.55 to 3.73 and seen a small decrease in mileage but the switch to 4.10s both times made my wallet thinner.

03SonicBoom · July 29th, 2008, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by mustang1994bob

thats what most people do on the highway. and i think its gonna hurt more than 1or 2 mpg, and also the extra wear on the parts from driving around at 3k all the time, but thats just an openion, if you want 4.10 do it, have a blast

Never having new gears in my Mustang I don't have any personal experience w/ the matter. With that said, I did run numbers on the decrease fuel economy. I travel 70 miles (round trip) each day at 65 mph. It's nearly all highway miles (so I assumed constant rpm) and I get about 23 mpg w/ stock gears. After running numbers w/ the increased rpm from 4.10s, my mileage went down to ~18 mpg (this is all theoretical). With a drop of 5 mpg I decided to hold off on the gears until I get a new car and the Stang can be for fun. Again, no personal experience here but most of my driving is highway so I decided against gears.

mustang1994bob · July 29th, 2008, 03:55 PM

sounds logical, im glad you checked that way you didnt end up dreading that trip with that mileage, seems like close estimates too, did u have a formula or was that just gestimate math?

96gtponyred · August 2nd, 2008, 04:06 PM

F@ck it def going 4.10 real soon if i wanted to save gas i would have bought a civic

WildWill · August 2nd, 2008, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by 96gtponyred

F@ck it def going 4.10 real soon if i wanted to save gas i would have bought a civic

+1

FaStStAnG5-0 · August 3rd, 2008, 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by 96gtponyred

F@ck it def going 4.10 real soon if i wanted to save gas i would have bought a civic

this is true!

July 23rd, 2008, 12:38 AM	#1
96gtponyred Regular 94 cobra Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA Posts: 281	motive gears ??? I have a 94 cobra and can get a great deal on some new 4.10 but they are motive gears i know ford racing would be better but i was wondering if motive gears were any good let me know thanks guys.

July 23rd, 2008, 09:24 AM	#2
Darrell MM Ninjas! 1990 Mustang LX 9.36@143 mph Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Posts: 6,579	Motive Gear makes Ford Racing gears. __________________ Racing in memory of Dave Bandt 11/19/69 - 3/23/08 "he's traded his wheels for wings" Professor of Natural Aspiration Thanks to: Artie at Trick Flow, Dave at Team Z Motorsports, Brian at Total Engine Airflow and Harold at Furo Racecraft

July 23rd, 2008, 03:27 PM	#3
WildWill Regular 1995 Mustang GT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Solomons, MD Posts: 383	yeah they are good. some people claim to get a slight rear end whine with motive gears, but its no biggie. just make your exhaust louder. lol. __________________ 1995 GT, Ford Motorsports 'C' Springs, 2003 Cobra Bilstein Struts, Tokico Bullitt Shocks, MM Caster/Camber Plates, BBK x-pipe w/high flow cats, Flowmaster 40-series mufflers, B&M Short Throw Shifter, JLT True Cold Air Intake

July 23rd, 2008, 05:28 PM	#6
Darrell MM Ninjas! 1990 Mustang LX 9.36@143 mph Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Posts: 6,579	Gear whine is related to installation not the gear. Some people say Richmond gears whine too. I've used both Motive and Richmond and never had any gear whine issues. If the gears are installed properly they will not make any noise. __________________ Racing in memory of Dave Bandt 11/19/69 - 3/23/08 "he's traded his wheels for wings" Professor of Natural Aspiration Thanks to: Artie at Trick Flow, Dave at Team Z Motorsports, Brian at Total Engine Airflow and Harold at Furo Racecraft

July 25th, 2008, 10:20 AM	#10
WildWill Regular 1995 Mustang GT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Solomons, MD Posts: 383	4.10 good lord people - wayyyy too many threads on gears. everyone has a different opinion. if you originally thought to go with 4.10s then, GET THEM! dont let anyone convince you otherwise. __________________ 1995 GT, Ford Motorsports 'C' Springs, 2003 Cobra Bilstein Struts, Tokico Bullitt Shocks, MM Caster/Camber Plates, BBK x-pipe w/high flow cats, Flowmaster 40-series mufflers, B&M Short Throw Shifter, JLT True Cold Air Intake

July 23rd, 2008, 04:35 PM	#4
96gtponyred Regular 94 cobra Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA Posts: 281	how bad is the whine is it real noticeable

July 24th, 2008, 03:03 PM	#9
96gtponyred Regular 94 cobra Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA Posts: 281	its my daily driver but i def wanna wake it up alot and maybe go to the track a few times would you recomend 4.10 or 3.73

July 25th, 2008, 04:06 PM	#11
96gtponyred Regular 94 cobra Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA Posts: 281	thanks bro i don't really know anything about them except they make u accelerate faster and just want the best for my cobra cause i love it lol

July 29th, 2008, 08:57 AM	#12
mustang1994bob Newbie 1994 Mustang GT Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 38	darrell is right gear noise is install quality. and i was doing some research and acording to every company i talked to including ford racing brand gear doesnt mater they are all made out of the same steel (even stock), also 4.10's will kill your millage if its a daily driver, might go with those 3.73's and get a mgw short shifter. gears alone wont save you from a quicker car with 2.73 thats just me tho

July 29th, 2008, 10:57 AM	#14
mustang1994bob Newbie 1994 Mustang GT Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 38	thats what most people do on the highway. and i think its gonna hurt more than 1or 2 mpg, and also the extra wear on the parts from driving around at 3k all the time, but thats just an openion, if you want 4.10 do it, have a blast

July 29th, 2008, 02:02 PM	#15
Darrell MM Ninjas! 1990 Mustang LX 9.36@143 mph Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Posts: 6,579	I've installed 4.10s twice in my own daily drivers. One car had 3.55 gears and one car had 4.10 gears. Both times fuel economy became much worse than any other gear change I've ever done. Both city and highway suffered. I've gone from stock 3.08 gears to 3.55 gears and seen better highway mileage and I've gone from 3.55 to 3.73 and seen a small decrease in mileage but the switch to 4.10s both times made my wallet thinner. __________________ Racing in memory of Dave Bandt 11/19/69 - 3/23/08 "he's traded his wheels for wings" Professor of Natural Aspiration Thanks to: Artie at Trick Flow, Dave at Team Z Motorsports, Brian at Total Engine Airflow and Harold at Furo Racecraft

July 29th, 2008, 03:55 PM	#17
mustang1994bob Newbie 1994 Mustang GT Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 38	sounds logical, im glad you checked that way you didnt end up dreading that trip with that mileage, seems like close estimates too, did u have a formula or was that just gestimate math?

August 2nd, 2008, 04:06 PM	#18
96gtponyred Regular 94 cobra Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA Posts: 281	F@ck it def going 4.10 real soon if i wanted to save gas i would have bought a civic __________________ bassani catback flows welded in jegs O/R H-pipe Jlt CAI Mgw shifter cobra R hood (has a vin#) 03 cobra rims

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