gears??? why not

vande97 · 02-15-2001, 12:08 AM

How come i never hear anyone running 4.10 gears?? Does anyone have them and do they like them?

MiracleMax · 02-15-2001, 12:26 AM

Depends? whats the point in running 4.10's in a stock 5.0 with a T-5 tranny? Might be more helpful in an AOD car but when the stock powerplant makes peak power way down below 5000 rpm you'll be losing out because the engine is all out of gears going down the track.

Build a hot SB that can rev higher then the 4.10's become useful

Jeff Chambers · 02-15-2001, 07:23 AM

I used to run the 4.10's with my T5 and loved them. They were a great gear for the track, leaving at 5500+ on 8.5" slicks. They're also great around town. Fifth gear can actually be used around town without the bucking encountered with numerically lower gears. At highway speeds, the engine RPM was still real reasonable and in-fact, the 4.10's took the engine out of the dreaded 2200rpm drone zone. Its the only gear I'd run with the T5! I switched to 4.30's mid-season last year, but my street time was pretty limited on them, but they're only about 5% lower than the 4.10's. If you want real kick-in-the-pants acceleration, go with the 4.10's instead of 3.73's.

Just my $0.02.

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Jeff Chambers
Trophy Stock #3
11.97 Seconds / 114.5 MPH
Chambers Racing Team

02-15-2001, 12:08 AM	#1
vande97 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: okemos Posts: 205	gears??? why not How come i never hear anyone running 4.10 gears?? Does anyone have them and do they like them?

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02-15-2001, 12:26 AM	#2
MiracleMax Registered Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Hayes, Va, USA Posts: 798	Depends? whats the point in running 4.10's in a stock 5.0 with a T-5 tranny? Might be more helpful in an AOD car but when the stock powerplant makes peak power way down below 5000 rpm you'll be losing out because the engine is all out of gears going down the track. Build a hot SB that can rev higher then the 4.10's become useful

02-15-2001, 07:23 AM	#3
Jeff Chambers Moderator Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Milan, OH Posts: 2,699	I used to run the 4.10's with my T5 and loved them. They were a great gear for the track, leaving at 5500+ on 8.5" slicks. They're also great around town. Fifth gear can actually be used around town without the bucking encountered with numerically lower gears. At highway speeds, the engine RPM was still real reasonable and in-fact, the 4.10's took the engine out of the dreaded 2200rpm drone zone. Its the only gear I'd run with the T5! I switched to 4.30's mid-season last year, but my street time was pretty limited on them, but they're only about 5% lower than the 4.10's. If you want real kick-in-the-pants acceleration, go with the 4.10's instead of 3.73's. Just my $0.02. ------------------ Jeff Chambers Trophy Stock #3 11.97 Seconds / 114.5 MPH Chambers Racing Team