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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 02:24 PM
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3.73 0r 4.10 gears?

im on the fence on what gear to install in my 5.0,any and all input would be appreciated to help me make my decision.2012 gt..with 6mt.thankyoun..2012 gt with 6mt..thankyou.
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 02:40 PM
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I love my factory 3.73, first gear is near useless so I could only imagine how bad 4.10 would be
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 02:41 PM
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373 is a great all around gear
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by grabberblue 5.0
I love my factory 3.73, first gear is near useless so I could only imagine how bad 4.10 would be
Geez, I have 3.31 and 1st gear is almost useless also

But I also thought about switching either to the 3.73 or 4.10 also but to tell the truth I seen alot of 9 and 10 sec cars using the 3.31 so I think I am going to stay where I am
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 03:42 PM
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If you plan on going FI then 3.31 will be on, however the butt dyno will register more pull if you go higher in gearing
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by grabberblue 5.0
If you plan on going FI then 3.31 will be on, however the butt dyno will register more pull if you go higher in gearing
On=fine
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 03:43 PM
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How'z about the 3.55?
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Ronin38
How'z about the 3.55?
355 or 373 or both great all around gears. otsettled: lol that's the first time I've done that. Haha
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 11SHELBYGT500

355 or 373 or both great all around gears. otsettled: lol that's the first time I've done that. Haha
True, I personally would not be able to justify the jump from 3.31 to 3.55 though, not a big enough jump for the money
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by grabberblue 5.0

True, I personally would not be able to justify the jump from 3.31 to 3.55 though, not a big enough jump for the money
and I don't do that very often. Lol
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 04:09 PM
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Street or strip. 4.10 with a Boss intake and a 28 inch slick would be a nice ticket for the strip.
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 05:39 PM
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im eventually going to install a super charger!
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by gary muder
im eventually going to install a super charger!
Yea stick with 3.31
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 09:31 PM
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4.10s baby!!!!
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 07:18 AM
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3.73's all the way! I think 4.10's would be too much
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 07:38 AM
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3.31 is youre slappin a blower on, the boost will makea huge difference and itll be easier to keep under control. Boosted coyote motors are a whole new breed of animal, considering they make more power than a gt500 with equivalent boost
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 06:55 PM
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I think you should put a tribar emblem where the snake is on your GT500 fascia....
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 08:56 PM
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That cobra emblem on that grill is not removable..
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by CCTking
Boosted coyote motors are a whole new breed of animal, considering they make more power than a gt500 with equivalent boost
Where have you seen such a thing?

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Old Apr 28, 2012 | 10:09 AM
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Hey there very nice car i'm swapping gears this weekend i have 2011 with 3.31 car has ran best time of 12.48 At 113mph i know that no matter what gear i goto over 3.73 i'm going to have to use 5th gear so i am going with 4.30 to see how it runs looking for 1.6 60 ft times with drag radials right now my best 60ft has been 1.84 once i got car to hook ut would bogg badly these 5.0l do not seem to like low rpms
i'll get results at track in a week or so and will let every one know how it works out also i'm running a 27 inch tire
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