Gears?

[transam93]

I have a 93 transam m6 and a freind told me that 4.11's would make my 1st gear useless? He said something about the 93 t56 having a steeper gear than other years? He told me i should get some 3.73? Has anyone else heard of this?

[philly rs]

i have 3.73's and i love them

[wrightz28]

3:73's are about the max for a car that sees daily usage. I had it in my Z28 and they were great for off the line but high end suffered. The Z28 was a 305. Compaired to my GTA 350 with 3:23's you can tell a difference.

[Savage Messiah]

Originally Posted by wrightz28

3:73's are about the max for a car that sees daily usage. I had it in my Z28 and they were great for off the line but high end suffered. The Z28 was a 305. Compaired to my GTA 350 with 3:23's you can tell a difference.

I beg to differ once again. Up until the 8th of this month I had been DDing my camaro for over a year with 4.10s.... 4 1/2 months of which was with a busted trans and a tired engine and still got 20 MPG (when aroudn town your trans holds first out to 3500, then shifts into second, then you have to do all the other shifts yourself.... yea, milage suffers.) And she pulls top end hard as hell.... until 114 when i get a misfire.



Although your friend IS right about the 93 t56 being different, I'd still probably recommend 4.10s. And with a 6 speed gas milage will barely be affected.

[wrightz28]

And I still beg to differ that the long term effect of sustained driving with a high final gear ratio is not a good one.

[Savage Messiah]

and I still beg to differ that I don't care

[wrightz28]

Originally Posted by Savage Messiah

and I still beg to differ that I don't care

Duely noted

broke motor
broke trans

eternally missing 2 cylinders

[transam93]

Well i just ordered some 4.11's and i should get them sometime next week. I can't wait to get them installed.

[mustangman02232]

Originally Posted by wrightz28

3:73's are about the max for a car that sees daily usage. I had it in my Z28 and they were great for off the line but high end suffered. The Z28 was a 305. Compaired to my GTA 350 with 3:23's you can tell a difference.

i have a 305 TBI with 3.73s and i wish i went with 4.10s as is

[z28 boy]

Well with a 6spd that has 2 overdrives 4.11's will be perfrect cause in 6th gear u are still cruising at the same RPMs that an automatic with 3.23's cruises......4.11's dont make u wrap up that high when ur OD ratio is only .5.....i have 3.73s and have had them for about 3yrs now and i highway drive alot and my RPMs are at 2400 going 70.....So altho wrightz28's theory is correct, in ur car u wont be turning such a high rpm that its gonna destroy ur engine. prolly gonna go from 17-1800rpm with ur 3.42's to about 2100rpm with 4.11's....I say DO IT!!!

[philly rs]

I think mines is around 2600 at 70 close to 3 grand...im getting my stall put back on next week so who knows how it will run then.....but the 3.73's are bad ass!

[transam93]

Well i got my gears installed yesterday and boy it's a night and day difference. I'm glad i got the 4.11's.

[z28 boy]

Originally Posted by philly rs

I think mines is around 2600 at 70 close to 3 grand...im getting my stall put back on next week so who knows how it will run then.....but the 3.73's are bad ass!

That dont sound right unless ur stall isnt locking up or ur tranny has some different gearing or stock Tach is way off....My stock tach reads a lil over 2500 but my Autometer 5in tach reads 2400.

[Savage Messiah]

Originally Posted by transam93

Well i got my gears installed yesterday and boy it's a night and day difference. I'm glad i got the 4.11's.

Congrats!

[philly rs]

built tranny, stall isnt in it right now it broke...so its running now without my stall in it...along with my custom tune that hasnt been changed since the stall got snatched out....im almost sure that at 70 i still have a gear left, so unless i punch it the rpms is pretty darn close to 3grand...not on it but its near it