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02-13-2003, 12:10 AM   #1 (permalink)
thecougarguy
 
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Need quick answer, 3.55 or 3.8 gears

I'm going to West Coast Differentials tomorrow to have an Auburn Pro Limited Slip installed and new gears. Right now I have 3.00:1 gears, and I have the Z-Spec T5 with 2.95 first gear and 0.63 fifth. This car is daily driven street, sometimes going to Sears Point for wednesday night drags. I am also soon going to be upgrading the motor from it's current mild 289 to a pretty built up 302 motor (either 302 or 331).
So, for this situation, would you go with the 3.55 or the 3.8? I'm leaving tomorrow at 8 am for Sacramento, so if any of you could reply before then, I'd really appreciate it.
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02-13-2003, 12:24 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Need quick answer, 3.55 or 3.8 gears

3.8
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02-13-2003, 02:43 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Need quick answer, 3.55 or 3.8 gears

If you have the 5 speed go with 4:11`s you wont be dissapointed, but if you cant do that the 3.80`s would be my choice.
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02-13-2003, 02:49 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Need quick answer, 3.55 or 3.8 gears

1) 4.11
2) 3.91
3) 3.8
4) 3.55

My choices in order.
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02-13-2003, 03:31 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Need quick answer, 3.55 or 3.8 gears

Wednesday night drags are lots of fun![img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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02-13-2003, 05:14 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Need quick answer, 3.55 or 3.8 gears

Go deep. 4.11's. The overdrive will mellow them out on the highway, and if you're gonna build a hotter mill, it will like cruising at a higher rpm than the stocker. And rowing the gears will be a blast!
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