4.10s on manual 5.0?
6/30/10, 12:58 PM
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4.10s on manual 5.0?
I'm looking at a base trim 5.0- literally no options added. In all honesty, this appeals to me a lot more than the one listed in my sig. I can get out of that because I made no deposit and they didn't delete the spoiler, which really kills it for me.
I can get this base 5.0 for $30.6k out the door, which is good enough for me, but I'll want to gear it soon. Do I go with the factory option of 3.73s or step it up to 4.10s?
It will be my every day car. Current total commute is fifty miles a day but within three months it will be cut down to fifteen, as we're building a new shop.
On long road trips we take my wife's Altima so that's no big deal. I'm leaning toward going straight to 4.10s but don't want to do something stupid.
I can get this base 5.0 for $30.6k out the door, which is good enough for me, but I'll want to gear it soon. Do I go with the factory option of 3.73s or step it up to 4.10s?
It will be my every day car. Current total commute is fifty miles a day but within three months it will be cut down to fifteen, as we're building a new shop.
On long road trips we take my wife's Altima so that's no big deal. I'm leaning toward going straight to 4.10s but don't want to do something stupid.
6/30/10, 01:54 PM
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manual = no way
Auto= maaaaaaaaaybe
I am rowing gears like a mother as it is. The ratios are SOOOOOOO close in this box 4.10's you will actually waste more time shifting than its worth.
with the 3.73 it pulls throgh the gears crazy fast
Auto= maaaaaaaaaybe
I am rowing gears like a mother as it is. The ratios are SOOOOOOO close in this box 4.10's you will actually waste more time shifting than its worth.
with the 3.73 it pulls throgh the gears crazy fast
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are you kidding the man first gear is a 3.66!!!!
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6/30/10, 02:33 PM
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Additionally, it's just a car. I'm likely to trade it on a new one in a few years. I don't spend enough time in the car to use all the extra crap. 90% of the time my radio is off.
Most of all I love the idea of a no-frills, get-down-to-business, STFU and drive it Mustang. It's not for everyone.
As for the steering wheel... it would have to be made of gold to be worth $3200.
6/30/10, 02:38 PM
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Lol I just said go for it because he has changed his mind so many times, I'll just say do whatever he wants. 4.10s on these new powertrains would be crazy, but hell why not. Someone has to try it out...
6/30/10, 03:03 PM
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I'd rather change my mind six times before a purchase than one time after it.
6/30/10, 03:24 PM
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Hear, hear. I will say this, 3.73s are plenty of gearing, in large part thanks to the gearing on the transmissions. Maybe with more experience I'll have less trouble with this, but I already rev the heck out of it in first before I shift into 2nd in normal traffic conditions. I've been avoiding the skipshift by accident, haha.
4.1s wouldn't be an incredibly huge change, but there's something to be said for having great stock gearing IMO.
4.1s wouldn't be an incredibly huge change, but there's something to be said for having great stock gearing IMO.
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I would have to agree with Stinger on this one. my 3.73 are low enough, with 4.10s i would never use 1st gear for daily driving.
and if it was only a race car i would go with 4.30s.
and if it was only a race car i would go with 4.30s.
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In all honesty... price. I can very safely afford the premium, but when it comes down to it I can take a year off the financing and still have a lower note in the base.
Additionally, it's just a car. I'm likely to trade it on a new one in a few years. I don't spend enough time in the car to use all the extra crap. 90% of the time my radio is off.
Most of all I love the idea of a no-frills, get-down-to-business, STFU and drive it Mustang. It's not for everyone.
As for the steering wheel... it would have to be made of gold to be worth $3200.
Additionally, it's just a car. I'm likely to trade it on a new one in a few years. I don't spend enough time in the car to use all the extra crap. 90% of the time my radio is off.
Most of all I love the idea of a no-frills, get-down-to-business, STFU and drive it Mustang. It's not for everyone.
As for the steering wheel... it would have to be made of gold to be worth $3200.
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ETA: 25 mile one way to work for me. 20ish being interstate running 75-80mph
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