Ok, this isn't gonna be the typical "which gear should I buy" question. I'm hoping for some experienced people to chime in. Here goes..
We've all been on the highway cruising and had that trans am or corvette or whatever pull up to us and we downshift and run from a roll. My question is, how do steeper gears play a role in this. Basically for a car like mine that is undergeared for the combo (have 3.73, NEED 4.30) how does not having enough gear play a role when we downshift from a punch on the highway and take off? My car doesn't use the stock 6250 limiter, I spin it a little high as thats where I make power so "running out of gear" isn't happening so. I should have useable power to 6,800.
I'm thinking the 3.73's will hurt me as when I shift into 4th gear and the "run" is almost done, i'll be too low of an rpm like I am at the track (crossing the traps 1000 rpm too low)
Ed Curtis told me in an Email that a 4.30 gear swap is a good move since the quicker I get into high gear, the better. That was for the track though, how do the gears plan when having fun on the highway or open road from a punch?
Hope this makes sense.
We've all been on the highway cruising and had that trans am or corvette or whatever pull up to us and we downshift and run from a roll. My question is, how do steeper gears play a role in this. Basically for a car like mine that is undergeared for the combo (have 3.73, NEED 4.30) how does not having enough gear play a role when we downshift from a punch on the highway and take off? My car doesn't use the stock 6250 limiter, I spin it a little high as thats where I make power so "running out of gear" isn't happening so. I should have useable power to 6,800.
I'm thinking the 3.73's will hurt me as when I shift into 4th gear and the "run" is almost done, i'll be too low of an rpm like I am at the track (crossing the traps 1000 rpm too low)
Ed Curtis told me in an Email that a 4.30 gear swap is a good move since the quicker I get into high gear, the better. That was for the track though, how do the gears plan when having fun on the highway or open road from a punch?
Hope this makes sense.