Thoughts on 3.73 gears..?
 

I'm debating if I should install some 3.73 gears, but I would first like to see your thoughts and opinions.
I currently have stock 3.31s.

My current mods:
C&L intake
Boss Manifold
JBA long tubes
JBA H-Pipe w high flow cats
GT500 AB
SCT tuned by Bob Kurgen

423 hp 380 tq

no get 411's .... no get 355's no wait go ahead get the 373's or get the 411's but 373's would be ok

What do you want out of the gear change?

My car came with 3.73's and I think 3.55 would have been good enough.

3.31's ,,gas saver / highway gears
3.55's ,,quick
3.73's ,,alittle quicker
4.11's ,,OMG fast ,,but bad on gas for daily driving .
I still have the 3.31's in my 2007 ,but I like them for the top end speed and
good gas mileage ,nice highway trip driving .

+1, what you want to do will affect your choice.

I want to pull off the line a little quicker. Mine seems a tad bit sluggish on low rpms. How do you like them, how's your gas mileage and top end? I'm currently getting 20 mpg as a daily driver with a heavy foot here and there.

Yea I'm really liking my gas mileage right now and top end speed! I want it to feel a little more torquey tho...

Lol..

18.5 mpg usually around town, that includes quite the heavy foot. However I feel like the car has more then enough power and could maybe use 3.31's.

I love 3.73s, they are a perfect all-round gear for this engine and trans combo. With only the mildest adaptation you can start in whatever of the first 3 gears you feel like. Not that I do that much but, I can, any time.

Car rips at the track too but, 3.73s forced a shift to 5th before the stripe so, I upped the diameter on my slicks to 28 and 4th it is, right below the redline, perfect.

3.31's are great on a 5.0.. I don't see the need for 3.73's though.

4.10 all day..If your not doing FI

I love them. BEST upgrade I have done to my car better than a tune..

Gas MPG went from 19.6 to 19.2 with a more aggressive tune

curious what your shift speeds are at 7000 RPM..

I have an auto. depends on how you drive.

3500- 4000 all depends on how much you get on the gas, The car is fast with the gears, FING fun to drive LOL

I just reread your post. shift speed.

I don't know. all I know is the car is soo much more fun to drive,
80 mph = 2600-2700 rpm 60 mph =2000 rpm

I have 3.90's, the oddball gear lol.

You won't until you've had them on your 5.0.

nope, drove them and found them annoyingly short.

I have 410s. Shoulda got 430s. Different tranny though. Don't fear the gear.

Don't fear the gear. Gears are, by definition, a torque multiplier and who doesn't love more torque?!?! I went with 4.56's and a 28" tall drag radial so that I can use most of 5th gear in the 1/4 mile before hitting the traps and the car launches so much harder than with the 3.73's. Also, much more entertaining to drive every day!