3.73s....4.10s....

[Q's Stang]

alright im up in the air on what gears to get...3.73s or 4.10s? im about to go to the shop and order parts tomorrow so i kinda need to decide tonight...im a college driver who is gonna do a good amount of highway driving during the weekends maybe and also drive around campus during the week for school...i was originally gonna get 4.10s but i dont think they will be good on gas or my engine. i figured 3.73s would be a lot better...what kinda rpms do 4.10s hit on the highway? help a foooo out!

 

[Beau]

theres been a ton of threads on this subject so you might want to try the search function.

pretty much the prevailing thoughts are:

3.73's for a 5 speed with a poweradder
4.10's for an auto with a poweradder
4.10's for a N/A 5 speed
4.30's for an auto N/A

 

[1low03gt]

I've got 3.73's,and love 'em.No regrets.Great on highway,great to bomb around town,and pretty respectable on gas .
I've also been in "damien2003gt" with 4.10,and man ... you feel it!
They are both great gears.
I know if i were more into drag racing,i would go for the 4.10's.

 

[Q's Stang]

yea i should search...but im lazy. somebody was telling me if i got 4.10s id be rolling at real high rpms on the highway (like 5k+) so i was just wanting advice on that...my b for bringing the subject up for the millionth time

 

[scalder]

yea i should search...but im lazy. somebody was telling me if i got 4.10s id be rolling at real high rpms on the highway (like 5k+) so i was just wanting advice on that...my b for bringing the subject up for the millionth time

LMFAO....dude if you get anything less than 4.10's I'll beat you w something that I don't currently have handy! I've had both 4.10's and 4.30's and really like the .30's the best. Drove about 50 miles on the hwy today at 75-80 (when passing obviously) and was very comfortable..

 

[Ghostface]

yea i should search...but im lazy. somebody was telling me if i got 4.10s id be rolling at real high rpms on the highway (like 5k+) so i was just wanting advice on that...my b for bringing the subject up for the millionth time

5K+ on the highway? that should have dramatic effect on mpg

 

[Beau]

i think you're barely over 3k rpm with 4.10's, while at highway speeds.

 

[Blk01gt_]

I've got 4.10's and they're great, i think i would have been dissapointed with 3.73's. On the highway, i rev at about 2500 or something i think going about 110km/h, which is about 65mph i think. Gas mileage hasn't changed, because around town you can rev the same you would normally rev, but you will just be in a higher gear at the same speed.

Go with the 4.10

 

[xseler8]

73's are a good choice

 

[BigHairyMonkey]

4.30s dont fear the gear

 

[Modular2v]

get atleast 4.10s if not 4.30s if you dont you WILL be kicking yourself in the A$$

 

[stangmsy]

are you going to stay na go with 410s if not 430s but if your not going to stay na go with 373 that s just my 2 cents

 

[ToplessStang]

I was gonna start a new thread but I might as well join into this one. I am really curious to know what kind of time diffrence there would be 1/4 mile between these three gears in a basically stock 03 GT 5spd.


My current best stock 3.27 14.1

3.73 ???

4.10 ???

Just an educated guess is good enough for me

 

[SonicBlue2v03GT]

I have the 3.73 with no regrets, rpm's are not that bad on the freeway. Going with a 4.10 gear only adds maybe 200 rpm's at the same speed versus a 3.73. ALOT of people like the 4.10's.

Could someone post a link to a gear calc. I am not at home.

Here is a link - Use this and check out what different rpm's are at diff speeds w/diff gears. Thanks to GinoGT who posted this in a thread I found using a SEARCH

http://www.wcfords.com/stuff/calcs/EGTcalc/egtcalc.php

 

[01GT281]

I have a 5spd and 4.10 is just right and I drive 70mph down the highway 5+ days a week! Go with 4.10's and you will thank us when you do. It's like bolting on 50+ HP! I can start in second now and it pulls almost like 1st with 3.27's.

 

[BlkDragon]

You'll be happy with either.

 

[kboy262]

True anything is a improvement over stock. But in my opinion I will be getting 4.10s. A buddy of mine has 4.10s and drives 140 miles round trip to work. From hearing that and driving his car I totally made up mine for the 4.10s. I believe it is a great daily driver gear.

 

[98SteedaStang]

4.10's! If I could do it over I would have went with 4.10 or 4.30s.

 

[BuffaloZone]

I was scheduled to have my 4.10s installed on Monday, but the shop called me and said an "opening" came up for Friday (tomorrow) ...so I went ahead and reprogrammed my speedometer for the new gear ratio this morning. Seems like I have the lower geared (wide 2.84) automatic transmission because I was running right at 1950 RPMs at 65 coming to work today, but now after a short drive it looks like I'll be running 2000 RPM's at 55mph.

alright im up in the air on what gears to get...3.73s or 4.10s? im about to go to the shop and order parts tomorrow so i kinda need to decide tonight...im a college driver who is gonna do a good amount of highway driving during the weekends maybe and also drive around campus during the week for school...i was originally gonna get 4.10s but i dont think they will be good on gas or my engine. i figured 3.73s would be a lot better...what kinda rpms do 4.10s hit on the highway? help a foooo out!

 

[DELOS02GT]

I'm going with 4.30's