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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 09:42 AM
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Skylar has become as stalker, which may turn out good for him, he can now do background checks on his dates..
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 10:07 AM
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Not creepy at all! The guy is a car dude and he was contacted by a car dude about his former car. Good for you Skylar. And Congrats again!
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 10:28 AM
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Once again, congrats dude. She looks excellent
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by TheDarkSide
Not creepy at all! The guy is a car dude and he was contacted by a car dude about his former car. Good for you Skylar. And Congrats again!
Thanks!

What kind of a difference would 3.27 gears make from the stock 3.55?
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Skylar

Thanks!

What kind of a difference would 3.27 gears make from the stock 3.55?
It's odd that he changed them
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 10:33 AM
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Make sure she doesnt have a jelous red neck boyfriend, or girlfriend, or you may end up in a Cobra...
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Skylar
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What kind of a difference would 3.27 gears make from the stock 3.55?
Maybe to keep it quieter for cruising? Mileage? Or maybe he felt it had enough power and this allowed him to finish the quarter mile with one less shift?

(Like on 08 Bullitt they increased redline on the 4.6L to 6500 to allow you to finish the quarter in 3rd with 3.73's)
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Skylar
I found out the guys name that owned the car before me. I looked him up on facebook and asked him what all he'd done to it. He said:

"It's got Pypes O/R x-pipe
Into single chamber flowmasters with O2 connectors
Sequential tail lights
3:27 gear
Smoked headlights
Pod gauges
Wheels
Tires
K&n air filter
An thats about it really"
Why did he put it 3.27 gears? Very unusual. Acceleration will be slower.
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Evil_Capri

Why did he put it 3.27 gears? Very unusual. Acceleration will be slower.
I don't know.. It's still pretty dang quick though
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Skylar

I don't know.. It's still pretty dang quick though
Would weather be a factor here? Snow for example. I've never heard of ANYONE changing to a lower end gear like that.
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 11SHELBYGT500

Would weather be a factor here? Snow for example. I've never heard of ANYONE changing to a lower end gear like that.
Nope. I guess I could message him and ask him why he decided to get 3.27 gears
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Skylar

Nope. I guess I could message him and ask him why he decided to get 3.27 gears
No point in messaging him. Just get some 373's in there and enjoy that car man.
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by cdynaco

Maybe to keep it quieter for cruising? Mileage? Or maybe he felt it had enough power and this allowed him to finish the quarter mile with one less shift?

(Like on 08 Bullitt they increased redline on the 4.6L to 6500 to allow you to finish the quarter in 3rd with 3.73's)
With 3.55s Machs usually run through traps in 3rd, so 3.27s wouldn't change that.
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 02:55 PM
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Would 3.27's improve gas mileage from 3.55's? I haven't read up much on gear ratios.
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Skylar
Would 3.27's improve gas mileage from 3.55's? I haven't read up much on gear ratios.
I suppose as 5th gear is .62, but results wouldn't be that great. (First gear is 3.27 by the way if memory serves.)
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Skylar
Would 3.27's improve gas mileage from 3.55's? I haven't read up much on gear ratios.
Slightly
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 10:48 PM
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I'm taking the car back to the dealership tomorrow to get the stock headlight bulbs put in. For some reason he put HID lights in that don't even have a high-beam setting.

They're going to inspect it too. I'm not sure how it's going to pass with an O/R midpipe. You have to have cats in NC to pass.
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 12:05 AM
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not if you go to the right spots...
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by StangMahn
not if you go to the right spots...
I've got a feeling the dealership will pass it since they're the ones who sold it to me.
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Skylar

I've got a feeling the dealership will pass it since they're the ones who sold it to me.
But do you want to deal with it every time you have to get it inspected? I'd make them make it legal. Can they even sell you a car that can't pass inspection...probably not.
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