5spd GT said:It isn't a slightly higher rpm to the engine. Taking half the rpms at cruise increases the internals dynamic vibration and wears the piston rings down. Would you rather buy a car that has been cruised during it's life at 2,000rpm or 4,000rpm with a 5,800 rpm redline? It isn't pushing harder everything you get up to speed...there is a catch there because to much gear allows for to much "dead time" while your putting it in another gear where with a higher gear your still using the gas to get going instead of being in a "temporary neutral" 2-3x more often...
No, I'm not incorrect. The steeper gears wear out your tranny/clutch components quicker. You have to shift more (especially city driving) which uses your tranny more. To shift you have to depress the clutch pedal and release the pressure plate from the disc. The more you do that the more it wears out. It really is simple. Also under traction the steeper gears will "hit" harder therefore hitting the tranny/clutch disc material harder along with the rear and all. The spring up rate of the engine has progressed the clutch to try to keep up even that much harder and for example, if by chance your clutch is about to go...that might be the straw that breaks the camels back.
your the same guy that won't powershift..
you need too get yourself a ****box 95 taurus too get back in forth too work. . thats what i did.. now i have fun with my stang.
performance cars break.. unless your car is a garage queen that is never ran.. and if you never run please sell and buy a v6. then you can have a stang and not have the uneeded burden of parts breakage.
4.10's is more fun than 3.27's thats why i ordered them.. i would have gotten them a long time ago but i am poor. if it was up too me the mustang would come with 4.10's
4.10's offer improved acceleration. less of a load on the engine so it might last longer. and in real world driving of traffic lights and hills you will get better mileage. load percentage has a bigger impact on mileage than rpm's if you don't belive me get a 96 or newer mustang and use the WDS ( scan tool at ford dealers) and do the fuel economy tests. this gives you a real readout. and you will see how load effects mileage.
highway MPG will drop slightly but around town you will stay the same or gain.