3.73 installation time

[bag91]

Take a guess how long it would take for a shop to put in 3.73 gears into me car.......I hope its not longer than a day...
How will the 1/4 mile time be affected?
I have the money, just time is a factor cause I need my car.

Tanks

Would it be better 3.43 for a daily driver or are 3.73 ok with the 4speed 700R4?

[AlmostStock]

The job should only take a few hours at most. Just bring the car in early and make sure they understand you need it finished that day. If your switching from 2.73 gears to 3.73 that's a big difference. I'd give you almost a full second reduction in quarter mile ET... well 7 or 8 tenths anyway. What does it run now?

[bag91]

Originally Posted by AlmostStock

The job should only take a few hours at most. Just bring the car in early and make sure they understand you need it finished that day. If your switching from 2.73 gears to 3.73 that's a big difference. I'd give you almost a full second reduction in quarter mile ET... well 7 or 8 tenths anyway. What does it run now?

Never taken it to the track, none really near me, like 3 or 4 hrs away.

Plan on taking it early tommorrow to the rear shop.

Only a few hrs to do it?

Itll boost the 1/4 mile that much?

[Savage Messiah]

Expect to pay big bucks tho (up to a few hundred) because it can be a tedious process and needs to be precise. Biiiiiiiig difference though, you be be grinning ear to ear when you take it out after the install.

[bag91]

Originally Posted by Savage Messiah

Expect to pay big bucks tho (up to a few hundred) because it can be a tedious process and needs to be precise. Biiiiiiiig difference though, you be be grinning ear to ear when you take it out after the install.

Yea, got a quote, and can afford it getting it tommorrow if the shop has time,

what 1/4 mile you think?


How come you want 4.10's, do you like the 3.42's or is that stock?

[Savage Messiah]

3.08s were stock

Most of my driving is city, and 4.10s not only GREATLY increase acceleration but help city driving... any even with highway the milage won't be hurt too much. And peopel say "oh you'll lose top speed"... it'll still be a good amount over 3 digits and really who needs to go that fast, I'm not trapping near there for a while and I never really go above 70-80 on the highway... so yea.

[bag91]

Originally Posted by Savage Messiah

3.08s were stock

Most of my driving is city, and 4.10s not only GREATLY increase acceleration but help city driving... any even with highway the milage won't be hurt too much. And peopel say "oh you'll lose top speed"... it'll still be a good amount over 3 digits and really who needs to go that fast, I'm not trapping near there for a while and I never really go above 70-80 on the highway... so yea.

What 1/4 mile you think? (in mine with the gears?)
I wonder if itll take my bros stock 5.0 GT.......maybe off the line.....at high speeds.....bye mustang...lol

[Savage Messiah]

ummm you like pony in your rear view? get used to it

And I have no idea... ask a 305 guy

[bag91]

Originally Posted by Savage Messiah

ummm you like pony in your rear view? get used to it

And I have no idea... ask a 305 guy

Thanks......one more thing.....would I have to change the speedo, or would the shop change it for me, how off would it be?

[Genopsyde]

you have to change the speedo gears in the tranny tailshaft, there's a write up on that on TGO.

[bag91]

Originally Posted by Genopsyde

you have to change the speedo gears in the tranny tailshaft, there's a write up on that on TGO.

The shop wont do it?
How off will it be.......cause its in the shop and should be done around 3 California time.

[Link85x]

97 couldn't have said it any better. The 4.11's i have now make city driving so goddamn fun. Don't really feel the need to travel at triple digits all the time. You'll feel the difference bag. Do you also have posi? I had 2.73 and the open diff. before i swap in the 94 trans am rear. Big difference!!! I had a big ass grin on my face, the smile was from ear to ear.

[Genopsyde]

I don't know if the shop will do it or not, you have to bring it up to them.

[Link85x]

Btw Bag, do you have a tbi or tpi? Forgot what you said you had. Also, do you have headers? If not, you should get some TES's man, for some strange reason they really wake theses cars up, those manifolds suck monkey balls.

[97cavalier]

Originally Posted by Link85x

Btw Bag, do you have a tbi or tpi? Forgot what you said you had. Also, do you have headers? If not, you should get some TES's man, for some strange reason they really wake theses cars up, those manifolds suck monkey balls.

I have the same year and style car, a 91 r.s camaro tbi, and i got a quote for 3.73 and he said $250 labor and $110 for gears. And another great mod for the tbi is heads and headers. I am going to go to a junk yard and get some tpi heads and have them redone, to rebuild them it is going to be like $210 for both.