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Old 12-03-2006, 04:22 PM
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Re: Differential gears?

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Originally Posted by SLPbirdy00
My opinion

4.10's + V6 = Crappy Gas mileage and absolutely no top end

I would say go for 3.73's

But it's hard to say not knowing what you use your car for. (Long trips to work, crusing, racing, etc...)

Also a nice 3200 Torque converter for Auto's makes a great upgrade for almost perfect launches.
Your opinion?

So you've owned a 3.8 with 4.10s?

Gas milage is fine (25 mpg is fine with me), I've pegged out my speedometer with room to spare, and have been daily driving it for about 9 months now... city and highway, highway being cruising between 65 and 85.

And at for a torque converter, ye it is pretty much a must have for an auto, but the size stall that will work best is different car to car. It depends on things like powerband and gearing to correctly matcha stall size to a car. For instance, in the 3.8 performance world, 3200 is a tiny bit small, most people seeing the best gains have 3500-4000
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