Exactly. Without slicks or major susp mods, you spin in first if you do h/c/i. WHY? More low end TQ than stock
I bet Grady has more Low end now than he had stock for example. So..the result is you spin more. This is why I say street 3.73 is perfect 5 spd.
Somehow or the other
I've never been able to successfully explain my point about steep gears
and how they can act S O differently in a ........
#1 Stock Stang
and
#2 A Stang that has had its power band shifted up and extended.
NOWHERE or NEVER in any of my attempts to explain the benefit a steep
ratio for example #2 did I speak of traction
Yes ... I now got WAY more low end torque than I've ever had in the past
Yes ... You're gonna spin the tires in 1st gear in A N Y Stang
That is a given :Word:
I don't give a rats azz about 1st gear with my little street driven GT
Traction Speaking ... that is
Heck Fire ... If I go to the floor too fast in 2nd gear from a roll on .......
I loose it about 50% of the time
I don't care about that as well
To my way of thinking ... it is simply a sign that I'm makin some power
Now ... for those who say 1st gear is too short
They make it sound like I can only travel like ... 5 feet
Many people have driven my GT and N O N E of them have said
they found my 1st gear unacceptable ... AND I Might Add ... I've
asked them about it
But ... Yes ... It is shorter than when I was runnin my 308's
anyway
When I hook good in second or if I wanna wind out 2nd or 3rd
or
When I just wanna play around at only 50% throttle
That is when I really enjoy a steep ratio
I don't deny it
At any given highway speed, all Stangs are gonna turn the rpm as calculated by gear set and tire size
Its the fact your mid range is stronger and your top end range is stronger as
well as higher ... T H A T ... is the difference ... I have tried to explain is so
different between a Stock or close to Stock Stang and a more stoutly modded
Stang like in #2 above.
A different way of putting down what I'm trying to say would be like this
A little stocker Stang starts to run outta breath before 5K
and
A good breathing Stang is ramping up at mid range
so
Where the Stocker is starting to peter out (4800 rpm)
then
The h/c/i Stang is going Strong (4800 rpm) and has a lot more to go
Thus
The steeper 373 or 410 ratio doesn't seem to be as steep
In my case ... A mild h/c/i aftermarket OEM block combo .......
I pull the lever at 6200
so
I can wind out to 6200 - 4800 or 1400 more rpm than the stocker
I guess it should be said ... I choose a cam and intake with that in mind
But ... Yes ... at 70 or 80 mph ... it is gonna be turnin more rpm's
than if you had 327 or 355's
I done now
and
I'm sure everybody is tired of my ramblin about steep gearsets
One more thing
I'm not calling Keith out here or saying he is wrong with his info
I know for certain his info is based upon using different ratios as well
thus
He is a man with an ... experience ... rather than ... just an opinion :Word:
I just felt it needed to be pointed out all modded Stangs are not apples
Some are apples ... Some are oranges ... Some are
Grady