Gears or headers

blue6er99 · March 28th, 2006, 05:56 PM

I only have enough money to do one of these mods right now but dont know which one is better. will i get better performance out of the gears and t-lok or am i better off going with the long tube headers and new mufflers.

AtlanticBlue99 · March 28th, 2006, 06:53 PM

you will notice more with the gears/t lok as far as acceleration is concerned. my gears (4.10s) and t lok shaved over .5 seconds from my 1/4 mile e.t., but that is with the mods i have.

i would do both, but the order is up to you.

99mustang232 · March 28th, 2006, 06:55 PM

gears

Darrell · March 28th, 2006, 07:49 PM

gears

mdvaldosta · March 28th, 2006, 08:28 PM

gears

Roadhawg · March 28th, 2006, 08:41 PM

Gears

00SoSlow · March 28th, 2006, 08:49 PM

i have a 00 5 speed and was thinkin of throwin 4.10 in but id be riding high ass rpms, and it would be so loud on the interstate, it would rip balls but i think im gonna do the 3.73, are they just as good... or am i gonna lose acceleration?

xx9gt6xx · March 28th, 2006, 09:46 PM

4:10's and call it a day. And definatly do the 4:10's w/ T-LOCK first.

AtlanticBlue99 what's your ET in your stang? .5 is a good shave man, that seems about right for that car...

drgnracin72 · March 28th, 2006, 09:57 PM

i say go with the 4.10 if its an auto and go with 3.73 if its a manual tranny. i love my 3.73 had 4.10 and i dont like havin a frst gear the only goes 20 mile per hour! just my 2 cents!

00SoSlow · March 28th, 2006, 10:02 PM

does it rob power if i go with the 3.73 instead of 4.10?

drgnracin72 · March 28th, 2006, 10:09 PM

it wont rob power. you wont get quite the sma ekick out of it but its stilla hole helluva lit better than stock. you still get the dravablity and still get decent gas mileage. and youll have a higher topend then with the 4.10. i had a s/c 97 cobra 2 yrs agoand it put out 405 hp and only had a top speed of only around 135. it would get there quickly but then it was done! but go with what you want. youll be happy either way. oh yeah are you s/c of n/a. if s/c def go with 3.73 if n/a and an auto go with the 4.10!

00SoSlow · March 28th, 2006, 11:35 PM

i have an N/A manual.... i may SC it later but its not in the picture as of now

drgnracin72 · March 29th, 2006, 01:15 AM

id go with 3.73 but you decide what you want to do. with the 4.10 youll get off the clutch and nail it and by the time you barely get on it youll have to shift it again, so its all in the driveabilty you want

AtlanticBlue99 · March 29th, 2006, 06:41 AM

Originally Posted by xx9gt6xx

4:10's and call it a day. And definatly do the 4:10's w/ T-LOCK first.

AtlanticBlue99 what's your ET in your stang? .5 is a good shave man, that seems about right for that car...

i went from a 15.650 @ 86mph with a small tranny leak to breakig the seal from the tranny with my driveshaft and running a 15.025 @ 91.37 mph without a stall converter. i am capable of mid 14's, but i would credit the gains to a new transmisison when i get into the mid 14s.

i will post a video next week of my breaking my seal on the track at SGMP about 1/3 way down track and you can see a haze of smoke from the tranny fluid itting my H pipe.

4.10s are bad for interstate. i am at 3300 rpms at 70 mph, and it was at this speed that i spun my driveshaft seal out of the transmission.

Roadhawg · March 29th, 2006, 06:43 AM

I have a roots style blower. I went with 3.73s, I'm glad I did not go with 4.10s

lemon · March 29th, 2006, 02:52 PM

first mod you should do is to your wallet, and that is to hand me every dollar in it :wink

after that, gears

Darrell · March 29th, 2006, 04:48 PM

You will not notice a difference in performance between 3.73 and 4.10 gears. Mileage will be better with 3.73s and acceleration will be almost identical. I swapped 3.55 gears out for 4.10s in my 91 GT that ran 11.50s and only gained a bit over a tenth. So my recomendation is 3.73s.

blue6er99 · March 29th, 2006, 06:16 PM

thanks i will definately do the gears instead of headers. but im not saying headers arn't going on, there just not going on right now. thanks

xx9gt6xx · March 29th, 2006, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by AtlanticBlue99

Originally Posted by xx9gt6xx

4:10's and call it a day. And definatly do the 4:10's w/ T-LOCK first.

AtlanticBlue99 what's your ET in your stang? .5 is a good shave man, that seems about right for that car...

i went from a 15.650 @ 86mph with a small tranny leak to breakig the seal from the tranny with my driveshaft and running a 15.025 @ 91.37 mph without a stall converter. i am capable of mid 14's, but i would credit the gains to a new transmisison when i get into the mid 14s.

i will post a video next week of my breaking my seal on the track at SGMP about 1/3 way down track and you can see a haze of smoke from the tranny fluid itting my H pipe.

4.10s are bad for interstate. i am at 3300 rpms at 70 mph, and it was at this speed that i spun my driveshaft seal out of the transmission.

Very impressive for a 6 cyl. You give the V6 guys a good rep and show that there is potential for those stangs on a budget...

AtlanticBlue99 · March 29th, 2006, 07:39 PM

hey, i am capable of a mid 14 second pass with a great track like SGMP with a properly working tranny. Adam, with all my mods but 3.73's instead of my 4.10s ran a 14.7 @ 95 mph... And including mods and purchase price, etc., my car is under 10K bucks :award

I'm using this as a learning tool for some bigger stuff in the future. I really like being able to work on my car and learn stuff about it too

March 28th, 2006, 05:56 PM	#1
blue6er99 Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 52	Gears or headers I only have enough money to do one of these mods right now but dont know which one is better. will i get better performance out of the gears and t-lok or am i better off going with the long tube headers and new mufflers.

March 28th, 2006, 06:53 PM	#2
AtlanticBlue99 Modded Autos Site Mod 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Evans, GA/Athens, GA Posts: 7,237	you will notice more with the gears/t lok as far as acceleration is concerned. my gears (4.10s) and t lok shaved over .5 seconds from my 1/4 mile e.t., but that is with the mods i have. i would do both, but the order is up to you. __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

March 28th, 2006, 07:49 PM	#4
Darrell MM Ninjas! 1990 Mustang LX 9.36@143 mph Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Posts: 6,026	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 and Harold at Furo Racecraft http://www.myspace.com/odarrellrules Videos of junk

March 28th, 2006, 08:41 PM	#6
Roadhawg Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 410	Gears __________________ 2003 Mustang Mach1 1995 Thunderbird LX 4.6; 4R70W w/Jmod, 8.8 3.27 Tracloc 1995 Mustang 4.2; MPX Supercharger/25%OD, 4R70W w/Jmod, 8.8 3.73 Tracloc (343rwhp/420rwtq)

March 28th, 2006, 09:46 PM	#8
xx9gt6xx Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Macomb Twp, Michigan Posts: 310	4:10's and call it a day. And definatly do the 4:10's w/ T-LOCK first. AtlanticBlue99 what's your ET in your stang? .5 is a good shave man, that seems about right for that car... __________________ ...Modded 1996 Ford Mustang GT... SOLD!! ...Modded 2001 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra... SOLD!! Now... ...Modded 2003 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra, Anniversary Edition.. www.cardomain.com/id/po1snd_u

March 28th, 2006, 06:55 PM	#3
99mustang232 MM Fanatic 1999 Ford Mustang V6 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: newport news, va Posts: 3,718	gears

March 28th, 2006, 08:28 PM	#5
mdvaldosta Maintenance Man 2002 Mustang GT 11.47@120.58 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Valdosta, GA Posts: 3,929	gears

March 28th, 2006, 08:49 PM	#7
00SoSlow Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 1,253	i have a 00 5 speed and was thinkin of throwin 4.10 in but id be riding high ass rpms, and it would be so loud on the interstate, it would rip balls but i think im gonna do the 3.73, are they just as good... or am i gonna lose acceleration?

March 28th, 2006, 10:02 PM	#10
00SoSlow Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 1,253	does it rob power if i go with the 3.73 instead of 4.10?

March 28th, 2006, 11:35 PM	#12
00SoSlow Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 1,253	i have an N/A manual.... i may SC it later but its not in the picture as of now

March 29th, 2006, 06:43 AM	#15
Roadhawg Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 410	I have a roots style blower. I went with 3.73s, I'm glad I did not go with 4.10s __________________ 2003 Mustang Mach1 1995 Thunderbird LX 4.6; 4R70W w/Jmod, 8.8 3.27 Tracloc 1995 Mustang 4.2; MPX Supercharger/25%OD, 4R70W w/Jmod, 8.8 3.73 Tracloc (343rwhp/420rwtq)

March 29th, 2006, 02:52 PM	#16
lemon Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 664	first mod you should do is to your wallet, and that is to hand me every dollar in it :wink after that, gears

March 29th, 2006, 04:48 PM	#17
Darrell MM Ninjas! 1990 Mustang LX 9.36@143 mph Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Posts: 6,026	You will not notice a difference in performance between 3.73 and 4.10 gears. Mileage will be better with 3.73s and acceleration will be almost identical. I swapped 3.55 gears out for 4.10s in my 91 GT that ran 11.50s and only gained a bit over a tenth. So my recomendation is 3.73s. __________________ 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 and Harold at Furo Racecraft http://www.myspace.com/odarrellrules Videos of junk

March 29th, 2006, 06:16 PM	#18
blue6er99 Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 52	thanks i will definately do the gears instead of headers. but im not saying headers arn't going on, there just not going on right now. thanks

March 29th, 2006, 07:39 PM	#20
AtlanticBlue99 Modded Autos Site Mod 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Evans, GA/Athens, GA Posts: 7,237	hey, i am capable of a mid 14 second pass with a great track like SGMP with a properly working tranny. Adam, with all my mods but 3.73's instead of my 4.10s ran a 14.7 @ 95 mph... And including mods and purchase price, etc., my car is under 10K bucks :award I'm using this as a learning tool for some bigger stuff in the future. I really like being able to work on my car and learn stuff about it too __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

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