Whats The Best Gear Ratio For A V6

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AFAIK, to correct the speedo you need an electronic converter. Since the tranny is computerized, I don't think you can just put a different tooth pinion on your speedo cable.

And I'm going to put 3.73s on my 5-speed. I think that will wake the car up without killing your mileage. IMHO, you don't need 4.10s unless you go to the track regularly.
 
We have had 4.10's on my wife's 04 V6 automatic for two years now. It's a daily driver and has been on two 2000+ mile road trips, and gas mileage dropped maybe 1-2 mpg. Well worth it for waking up the car in our opinions.

On a pre-98 model I think Alex is correct in needing a speedo gear for his transmission.
 
Hi Guys and Gals

My car is a 96 V6 convertible with automatic transmision
i was told that they came with diferent gear ratio from the 5spd

so the upgrade depends ons the gears that have now on my car

I have my eye on a set of 3.45's from richmond gear
cause i think that are much better than the 2.73's that i have
plus since is my daily driver and i do drive it a lot
i dont wanna go to wild
 
Does anyone has 3.45’s in there car

And if so there are much better than the stock 2.73’s

and another question what other cars have 7.5 rear ends and with what gear ratios splines they come with
i've heard that the Mustang, Fairmont, Thunderbird, Mercury Capri, Cougar, Zephyr, Ranger Pickup, and Bronco II come with 7.5 but i'm not sure og the gears that they have
I've also heard that bronco II came with factory t-lock

cause i have a friend that works in a junk yard and he can give a very cheap price on the center section of the diff
 
I can't see how getting anything less than 4.10s installed in a slushbox V6 would be worth the money.

I would even run 4.10s in my car if I had to do it again.
 
they dont make 3.45's for the 7.5 rear, unless its a recent thing. get either 3.73's or 4.10's. and to correct the speedo you need either a speedo gear or a speedcal from dallas mustang.