Favorite Gear?

95mustanggt · 01-05-2001, 12:11 PM

Does anyone else have a favorite gear? I love 2nd gear. I can drive along at 50 km/h (30 mph), driving the speed limit waiting for some dumb *** ricer to flyby and you you just punch it ('cause at 50 km/h my RPMs are between 2500 and 3000). I love that!

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White 1995 Mustang GT
Dynomax Cat-Back, Offroad H-pipe, K&N Filters w/o Air Silencer
My 1995 Mustang GT

Try Me · 01-05-2001, 12:12 PM

2nd gear baby!
It was a stump pulling, arm stretching experience :-)

Gautam · 01-05-2001, 03:17 PM

Hi,
Well, it depends on how fast I'm going. If I'm crusin' regular streets (60KM/h or 80KM/h limits), then I love 4th. I usually wait for cars to come close to me, and then I gun it.

Sometimes you can tell these guys are trying to pass us, and it's so funny when they come side by side and just before they take the lead, I give some gas and smoke them. It's always funny.

I dunno much about 2nd gear, except for the fact that it comes after 1st gear.

Bye!

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Gautam N. Lad
http://www.cubicdesign.com
http://www.cubicdesign.com/mustang/

spinemup · 01-05-2001, 03:58 PM

reverse baby...all the way!!!! lol

Try Me · 01-05-2001, 04:25 PM

L.O.L!!!

lx mike · 01-05-2001, 04:47 PM

it depends, if i am at work in the parking garage then 1st is what i use for the crawling and also get that echo off the walls!! if it is stop and go then either 2nd or third if i keep moving

teal93LX · 01-05-2001, 06:33 PM

I like "D"
lol
i didn't wanna be left out!

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stock aod (only mod is the .38 with hollows on the passenger seat for the jackers) waiting for relatives to die for money for mods...

93CobraR · 01-05-2001, 11:17 PM

1st-5th, All of them work for me. With the 4.10's all 5 are stump pulling gears.

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87 GT, 4 inch cowl hood,17x9 Cobra R's/255/45's, long tubes headers,h-pipe,Flows,BBK cold air, Mass air,70mm MAF, 1.7's, 1" spacer,underdrive pulleys,Pro 5.0, King Cobra, Adj. fuel Reg., Lakewood Lift Bars,50/50's,subframes, 4.10's.
Best time 13.012
Best MPH 104
Best 60' 1.816

Visit my site at:
http://www.geocities.com/cobrar93_2000/MyPage.html

Michelle Page · 01-05-2001, 11:19 PM

I once found that reverse is intresting on winding roads.

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1995 Mustang V6,automaatic
1966 Mustang
The long term project
1983 Mustang GT
The 460 project

Skyman · 01-06-2001, 02:13 AM

With the ET Streets on its gotta be 1st, with street tires its 2nd.

Skyler

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-1989 Saleen Mustang #406-
TFS Heads, Edelbrock intake, E-303, 3.73's, 1 5/8 shorty headers, Offroad-Hpipe, 2chamber flows, 36psi FPR, playing with timing still, 70mm tb, 73mm maf, 24lb injectors, K/N, March Crank pulley, MSD6a, 9mm wires and FMS Aluminum driveshaft.
Best ET 13.2@106mph Needs tuning...

jonnyk · 01-08-2001, 02:04 AM

1st gear for me, mine hooks up well enough with my Avon rubber (and 3.73's) to punch it and hang on tight

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1991 LX Hatch 5.0L

Unit 5302 · 01-08-2001, 01:39 PM

3rd gear all the way.

You can drive it anywhere from 20-100+. You can powershift into 2 different gears from there. Power downshift into 2nd, or power upshift into 4th. You can let the ricer think he has a chance by trompin it down at 40 until you hit maybe 50-55, then you hammer it into 2nd and let him know you were just playing with him.

Plus, once you hit 65 in 3rd all the rest of the cars realize that you're not going to stop pulling anytime soon, jaws drop and carlengths pile up between you and the idiot who believed 5 point slow.

Yep, you can catch rubber, beat just about anything on the road, and drive just about any speed you want.

3rd gear rocks!

Five0 · 01-08-2001, 02:25 PM

I would have to say 3rd gear because on the street the 1st two aren’t much good, they just spin; but when I hit 3rd and it's all over.
On the track 1st is my favorite because of the slicks, I love feeling like you have just been rear ended by a greyhound bus.

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James Cox
nochevy@hotmail.com
1991 Mustang LX
Best 1/8 time on motor 7.686 @90.20mph

gasman517 · 01-08-2001, 05:47 PM

2nd gear
with 410s just a little spin in 1st bang 2nd 150' of rubber and a good hard spin into 3rd thats cool
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89 lx edelbrock heads
e303
holly intake
11.36@122

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1989GT · 01-09-2001, 08:02 AM

2nd gear baby! I love it especially since I installed the t-5Z from the taller first gear puts you right in the power band of second. Then it's all over!

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89GT,T-5Z, D.S.S. 306 shortblock w\main support, B-303 cam, Cobra intake, GT40P heads, 1.72rr, MAC "P" headers, MAC off-road H-Pipe, MAC true-fit w\tips, 373's...and the list goes on!
Throttle Junkie Powered by Ford!
12.824 @ 107.05 MPH

dirtyGT · 01-09-2001, 08:43 AM

Second gear i can bark em or lay rubber which ever i choose

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86GT-MACcatback-89heads,intake,TB,KENNYBROWNsubs,3.73's,HURST shifter,much more to come

88COBRA · 01-09-2001, 12:06 PM

D at about 60KPH, can you say power band

Ian

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Ian Sim
webmaster@stangpower.com
STORED: 1988 Mustang GT "Canadian Cobra", stock, AOD, loaded
WANT XENON HEADLIGHTS AND WHITE FACE GAUGES? Visit my site:
http://www.stangpower.com

Silver2000GT · 01-09-2001, 01:13 PM

2nd and 3rd gear both can lay the smack down pretty well, I must say.

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1999 Metallic Blue Pontiac Trans Am
MAF, K/N and Whisper Lid
2000 Silver Ford
Mustang GT
B&M ripper shifter

DemonGT · 01-09-2001, 09:13 PM

i love it when a trans am or camaro or even another mustang pulls next to me at a light and then take off just normal like i dont want no trouble but keep a eye one the car next to you...just leave it in first gear and let it whind out to about 4 grand so your engine is just houling...then stomp it to the floor and hit 2nd squacking the tires as your victim stares at your tail lights....or what ill do some times to a freind of mine with a 88GT with a 347 stroker..is on a two lane road ill blow by him about 3 car lengths then slam on the breaks till im even with him then stomp it to the floor...of course he smokes me

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1991 GT,T-5,air silencer removed,racing clutch(previous owner put in so dont know what kind),K&N air filter,Aiwa deck,power acoustic amp,2 12" pianeers,UPDATE: Just got my Mac long tube headers

By the time summer comes ill have full Mac exhaust,new shifter knob and what ever else i can afford

01-05-2001, 12:11 PM	#1
95mustanggt Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Kamloops, BC Posts: 2,875	Favorite Gear? Does anyone else have a favorite gear? I love 2nd gear. I can drive along at 50 km/h (30 mph), driving the speed limit waiting for some dumb *** ricer to flyby and you you just punch it ('cause at 50 km/h my RPMs are between 2500 and 3000). I love that! ------------------ White 1995 Mustang GT Dynomax Cat-Back, Offroad H-pipe, K&N Filters w/o Air Silencer My 1995 Mustang GT

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01-05-2001, 12:12 PM	#2
Try Me Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 465	2nd gear baby! It was a stump pulling, arm stretching experience :-)

01-05-2001, 03:17 PM	#3
Gautam Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Brampton, ON, Canada Posts: 298	Hi, Well, it depends on how fast I'm going. If I'm crusin' regular streets (60KM/h or 80KM/h limits), then I love 4th. I usually wait for cars to come close to me, and then I gun it. Sometimes you can tell these guys are trying to pass us, and it's so funny when they come side by side and just before they take the lead, I give some gas and smoke them. It's always funny. I dunno much about 2nd gear, except for the fact that it comes after 1st gear. Bye! ------------------ Gautam N. Lad http://www.cubicdesign.com http://www.cubicdesign.com/mustang/

01-05-2001, 03:58 PM	#4
spinemup Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: middleboro,ma, usa Posts: 734	reverse baby...all the way!!!! lol

01-05-2001, 04:25 PM	#5
Try Me Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 465	L.O.L!!!

01-05-2001, 04:47 PM	#6
lx mike Undescribable Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Ft Myers Fla Posts: 1,539	it depends, if i am at work in the parking garage then 1st is what i use for the crawling and also get that echo off the walls!! if it is stop and go then either 2nd or third if i keep moving

01-05-2001, 06:33 PM	#7
teal93LX Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: So Florida Posts: 129	I like "D" lol i didn't wanna be left out! ------------------ stock aod (only mod is the .38 with hollows on the passenger seat for the jackers) waiting for relatives to die for money for mods...

01-05-2001, 11:17 PM	#8
93CobraR Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 1,575	1st-5th, All of them work for me. With the 4.10's all 5 are stump pulling gears. ------------------ 87 GT, 4 inch cowl hood,17x9 Cobra R's/255/45's, long tubes headers,h-pipe,Flows,BBK cold air, Mass air,70mm MAF, 1.7's, 1" spacer,underdrive pulleys,Pro 5.0, King Cobra, Adj. fuel Reg., Lakewood Lift Bars,50/50's,subframes, 4.10's. Best time 13.012 Best MPH 104 Best 60' 1.816 Visit my site at: http://www.geocities.com/cobrar93_2000/MyPage.html

01-05-2001, 11:19 PM	#9
Michelle Page Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Kingsport, TN Posts: 102	I once found that reverse is intresting on winding roads. ------------------ 1995 Mustang V6,automaatic 1966 Mustang The long term project 1983 Mustang GT The 460 project

01-06-2001, 02:13 AM	#10
Skyman I need 110mph Trap Speed! Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: So, CA Posts: 4,315	With the ET Streets on its gotta be 1st, with street tires its 2nd. Skyler ------------------ -1989 Saleen Mustang #406- TFS Heads, Edelbrock intake, E-303, 3.73's, 1 5/8 shorty headers, Offroad-Hpipe, 2chamber flows, 36psi FPR, playing with timing still, 70mm tb, 73mm maf, 24lb injectors, K/N, March Crank pulley, MSD6a, 9mm wires and FMS Aluminum driveshaft. Best ET 13.2@106mph Needs tuning...

01-08-2001, 02:04 AM	#11
jonnyk Being stroked is great Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 772	1st gear for me, mine hooks up well enough with my Avon rubber (and 3.73's) to punch it and hang on tight ------------------ 1991 LX Hatch 5.0L

01-08-2001, 01:39 PM	#12
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	3rd gear all the way. You can drive it anywhere from 20-100+. You can powershift into 2 different gears from there. Power downshift into 2nd, or power upshift into 4th. You can let the ricer think he has a chance by trompin it down at 40 until you hit maybe 50-55, then you hammer it into 2nd and let him know you were just playing with him. Plus, once you hit 65 in 3rd all the rest of the cars realize that you're not going to stop pulling anytime soon, jaws drop and carlengths pile up between you and the idiot who believed 5 point slow. Yep, you can catch rubber, beat just about anything on the road, and drive just about any speed you want. 3rd gear rocks!

01-08-2001, 02:25 PM	#13
Five0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: middleburg, fl, usa Posts: 1,134	I would have to say 3rd gear because on the street the 1st two aren’t much good, they just spin; but when I hit 3rd and it's all over. On the track 1st is my favorite because of the slicks, I love feeling like you have just been rear ended by a greyhound bus. ------------------ James Cox nochevy@hotmail.com 1991 Mustang LX Best 1/8 time on motor 7.686 @90.20mph

01-08-2001, 05:47 PM	#14
gasman517 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: SURREY bc canada Posts: 8	2nd gear with 410s just a little spin in 1st bang 2nd 150' of rubber and a good hard spin into 3rd thats cool ------------------------------------------- 89 lx edelbrock heads e303 holly intake 11.36@122 ------------------

01-09-2001, 08:02 AM	#15
1989GT Registered Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Cincinnati,OH Posts: 1,511	2nd gear baby! I love it especially since I installed the t-5Z from the taller first gear puts you right in the power band of second. Then it's all over! ------------------ 89GT,T-5Z, D.S.S. 306 shortblock w\main support, B-303 cam, Cobra intake, GT40P heads, 1.72rr, MAC "P" headers, MAC off-road H-Pipe, MAC true-fit w\tips, 373's...and the list goes on! Throttle Junkie Powered by Ford! 12.824 @ 107.05 MPH

01-09-2001, 08:43 AM	#16
dirtyGT Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: INDIANA Posts: 658	Second gear i can bark em or lay rubber which ever i choose ------------------ 86GT-MACcatback-89heads,intake,TB,KENNYBROWNsubs,3.73's,HURST shifter,much more to come

01-09-2001, 12:06 PM	#17
88COBRA STANGPOWER.COM Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,045	D at about 60KPH, can you say power band Ian ------------------ Ian Sim webmaster@stangpower.com STORED: 1988 Mustang GT "Canadian Cobra", stock, AOD, loaded WANT XENON HEADLIGHTS AND WHITE FACE GAUGES? Visit my site: http://www.stangpower.com

01-09-2001, 01:13 PM	#18
Silver2000GT Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Detroit, MI. USA Posts: 21	2nd and 3rd gear both can lay the smack down pretty well, I must say. ------------------ 1999 Metallic Blue Pontiac Trans Am MAF, K/N and Whisper Lid 2000 Silver Ford Mustang GT B&M ripper shifter

01-09-2001, 09:13 PM	#19
DemonGT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 879	i love it when a trans am or camaro or even another mustang pulls next to me at a light and then take off just normal like i dont want no trouble but keep a eye one the car next to you...just leave it in first gear and let it whind out to about 4 grand so your engine is just houling...then stomp it to the floor and hit 2nd squacking the tires as your victim stares at your tail lights....or what ill do some times to a freind of mine with a 88GT with a 347 stroker..is on a two lane road ill blow by him about 3 car lengths then slam on the breaks till im even with him then stomp it to the floor...of course he smokes me ------------------ 1991 GT,T-5,air silencer removed,racing clutch(previous owner put in so dont know what kind),K&N air filter,Aiwa deck,power acoustic amp,2 12" pianeers,UPDATE: Just got my Mac long tube headers By the time summer comes ill have full Mac exhaust,new shifter knob and what ever else i can afford