Question for anyone willing to answer

toughlilhunny · 02-12-2002, 12:48 PM

I have an auto

LX 5.0...anyway right now I have the ram air, off road H-pipe
and flowmaster exhausts. So my nest step is gears. I was going to go with 3:73's,
but I'm curious as to what my car will run in the 1/4 after I get this done. Is my run
going to be worth the money?

Thanks guys

RMARIANI · 02-12-2002, 01:04 PM

I think the gears are ALWAYS worth the money. You'll see and feel a major difference in the way your car behaves. I have had 3:73's in the past and LOVED them. Right now I'm building a '93 Cobra clone that will mainly be a street car. I probably will race it a few times a year, but nothing major. I'd like to hear some comments on 3:55's as I think I'm leaning in that direction for my "Cobra".

avbcon12 · 02-12-2002, 01:09 PM

ive got 3.73's on my daily driven (only in summer) 90 GT. and cant be happier. you will get used to driving aroung with them.

good luck,
adam

Green9550 · 02-12-2002, 01:25 PM

toughlilhunny, I think you'll love them. I have 3.73's in my '95 auto. They made me very happy. I think if I was you I would also invest in a shift kit, if you don't already have one. With 3.73's a shift kit and the mods listed in my sig I go sideways when I hit 2nd gear and cherps 3rd. I was thinking about getting 4.10's, but I my car is a daily driver and gas isn't free. You will be very pleased with the gears. Hope this helps.

-Billy

fiveohpatrol · 02-12-2002, 01:27 PM

My car used to be an AOD, and when I got the gears, I had a smile stuck on my face for about 2 weeks straight. It was a dramatic difference and cut off about 4-5 tenths in the 1/4.

BUT, if I was to do it all over again with an Auto, then I wouldnt get anything short of 4.10's. Even with 3.73's, getting off the line with the AOD was a dogg, but once it got to about 3500RPM it started goin pretty well.

Don't let the highway RPM keep you from 4.10's, its really not much worse than with 3.73's. Unless you drive long distances on the highway really often, then I'd go with 4.10s if I were you.

good luck on your decision

95mustanggt · 02-12-2002, 02:27 PM

I used to think that 3.73's might be a little too steep. But now that they are in. I love them. If I had to do it again I would go 3.73's again. Unless I didn't have to drive on the highway, then I'd go 4.10's or even 4.30's.

Gears do wonders for your torque and put the car right in the power band when shifting.

Go 3.73's without worry.

02-12-2002, 12:48 PM	#1
toughlilhunny Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 23	Question for anyone willing to answer I have an auto LX 5.0...anyway right now I have the ram air, off road H-pipe and flowmaster exhausts. So my nest step is gears. I was going to go with 3:73's, but I'm curious as to what my car will run in the 1/4 after I get this done. Is my run going to be worth the money? Thanks guys __________________ confucious says "why build a 4 cylinder and spend so much money,when you can buy a V8 and have ten times the power...The difference between men and boys is the speed of their toys, injection is nice, but i'd rather be blown, good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.

02-12-2002, 01:09 PM	#3
avbcon12 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: West Bloomfield, MI Posts: 391	ive got 3.73's on my daily driven (only in summer) 90 GT. and cant be happier. you will get used to driving aroung with them. good luck, adam __________________ 90 GT black/ grey leather ported GT-40 heads w/ 1.7RR, Cobra intake w/ ported lower, 24# injectors, 190LPH pump, 75mm Pro-M MAF, 65mm TB, K&N panel, BBK long tubes, Off road H-pipe, 2 ch. Flowmaster, Black magic fan, Kirban FPR, 180 deg. T-stat, 3.73's, Steeda Tri-Ax, 130 amp alt. Accell 8.8 race wires/cap/rotor, motorcraft plugs, Factory Five suspension, etc etc etc.... http://avbcon12.stangnet.com

02-12-2002, 01:25 PM	#4
Green9550 Resident Redneck Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cecil County, MD Posts: 165	toughlilhunny, I think you'll love them. I have 3.73's in my '95 auto. They made me very happy. I think if I was you I would also invest in a shift kit, if you don't already have one. With 3.73's a shift kit and the mods listed in my sig I go sideways when I hit 2nd gear and cherps 3rd. I was thinking about getting 4.10's, but I my car is a daily driver and gas isn't free. You will be very pleased with the gears. Hope this helps. -Billy __________________ 95' GT: 306, XL Ross Pistons, Ultra Lite H-beam Rods, Forged Scat Crank, 28oz Romac, 28oz JW flexplate, FTI ported RPM II intake, FTI ported AFR 165's, FTI custom cam, 75mm BBK Throttle body, 80mm Pro-M, 4800 PI stall, PA Super Comp AODE, Strange 33 spline race axles, Strange ultra lite spool, Motive lite 4.30's, Strange rear race brakes, Mega bite seniors, double adjustable uppers w/spherical bushings, Racecraft anti-roll bar, LPW rear end girdle, Metco d/s loop, A9L conversion, AFM PMS

02-12-2002, 01:27 PM	#5
fiveohpatrol I'd rather be basketweaving Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,551	My car used to be an AOD, and when I got the gears, I had a smile stuck on my face for about 2 weeks straight. It was a dramatic difference and cut off about 4-5 tenths in the 1/4. BUT, if I was to do it all over again with an Auto, then I wouldnt get anything short of 4.10's. Even with 3.73's, getting off the line with the AOD was a dogg, but once it got to about 3500RPM it started goin pretty well. Don't let the highway RPM keep you from 4.10's, its really not much worse than with 3.73's. Unless you drive long distances on the highway really often, then I'd go with 4.10s if I were you. good luck on your decision __________________ NMRA O/C 9516 NA pumpgas stickshift 347 10.65@125.6, 6.73@100, 1.41 60ft

02-12-2002, 02:27 PM	#6
95mustanggt Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Kamloops, BC Posts: 2,875	I used to think that 3.73's might be a little too steep. But now that they are in. I love them. If I had to do it again I would go 3.73's again. Unless I didn't have to drive on the highway, then I'd go 4.10's or even 4.30's. Gears do wonders for your torque and put the car right in the power band when shifting. Go 3.73's without worry. __________________ 1995 Mustang GT 20016 F150 Lariat Super Crew

02-12-2002, 01:04 PM	#2
RMARIANI Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New Jersey Posts: 167	I think the gears are ALWAYS worth the money. You'll see and feel a major difference in the way your car behaves. I have had 3:73's in the past and LOVED them. Right now I'm building a '93 Cobra clone that will mainly be a street car. I probably will race it a few times a year, but nothing major. I'd like to hear some comments on 3:55's as I think I'm leaning in that direction for my "Cobra".

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