What would/could you do with 850$ ?

08-21-2002, 01:22 AM

Titan's definitely got the right idea with the gears. Here's my 2 cents. Definitely go with the gears (I just got mine done today, 3.73's) and they are GREAT. I was charged a total of $600 for everything, including the speedo calibrater. The gears were only $185, but everything else added up. Very noticeable improvement in performance. If you still want the sound of performance with those gears, for between $175 and $250 fully installed you can get a set of mufflers (not entire exhaust system) done. That way you'll have the great sound to go with the new performance with the gears. Later when you have the money you can then go with the complete exhaust system, and just continue to use the mufflers you already bought.

Now back to my new gears. I just had them done and I had to drive 150 miles home. The shop told me to take it easy for the first couple of hundred miles to try to keep the temperature down on them till they break in....no smokey burnouts and take a break after running on the highway for 45 minutes or so. Man was it tough to stay out of it! The rpm's increased very little on the highway for 5th gear, but definitely a very noticeable difference in passing power with 5th gear still. I really didn't have too much chance to jump on it in the lower gears, but I did one or two times and not too hard and I could tell there is was a very large difference there also. The car was so quiet on the highway I almost wish I more strongly considered 4.10's, but I think they would have cut into my top speed a little too much and made my lower gears useless for traction (I've got a SC and I have a very tough time with traction already on 3.27's).

Anyways, enough of my blathering. I think Titan and I have spent your $850's perfectly including installation. $600 for gears and about $200 for mufflers. Good luck!

08-21-2002, 01:22 AM	#13
apenn Guest Posts: n/a	Titan's definitely got the right idea with the gears. Here's my 2 cents. Definitely go with the gears (I just got mine done today, 3.73's) and they are GREAT. I was charged a total of $600 for everything, including the speedo calibrater. The gears were only $185, but everything else added up. Very noticeable improvement in performance. If you still want the sound of performance with those gears, for between $175 and $250 fully installed you can get a set of mufflers (not entire exhaust system) done. That way you'll have the great sound to go with the new performance with the gears. Later when you have the money you can then go with the complete exhaust system, and just continue to use the mufflers you already bought. Now back to my new gears. I just had them done and I had to drive 150 miles home. The shop told me to take it easy for the first couple of hundred miles to try to keep the temperature down on them till they break in....no smokey burnouts and take a break after running on the highway for 45 minutes or so. Man was it tough to stay out of it! The rpm's increased very little on the highway for 5th gear, but definitely a very noticeable difference in passing power with 5th gear still. I really didn't have too much chance to jump on it in the lower gears, but I did one or two times and not too hard and I could tell there is was a very large difference there also. The car was so quiet on the highway I almost wish I more strongly considered 4.10's, but I think they would have cut into my top speed a little too much and made my lower gears useless for traction (I've got a SC and I have a very tough time with traction already on 3.27's). Anyways, enough of my blathering. I think Titan and I have spent your $850's perfectly including installation. $600 for gears and about $200 for mufflers. Good luck!