which gears would anyone recommend upgrading to? I have a stock 02 3.8l camaro and was wanting to upgrade but I wanted to find some people who have better gears and get ur opinions
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So far I like the 3.73's the best, for highway and city driving. I use to have 3.42's and 3.23's. But you need to know what gears you have now?08' L76 6.0L 4X4 Chevy EXT.Cab LTZ Vortec MAX with Snug top cover, Dynomax exhaust,Hptuners& K&N intake
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If you are just looking to improve your acceleration and don't care about the highway RPMs get 4.10's
If you are on the highway often, definitely do not get high gears.. I have 3.42's and if I drove on the highway to get to work I wouldn't get anything higher than what I currently have.
But since I am only on the interstate once every couple of months, I did the jump to the 4.10's.
You don't want to spend all of that money and only have a little bit of a difference/increase.
What gears do you have now? Check the codes in your door jamb. If you don't have LSD I suggest trying to find a used 10 bolt (torsen preferably) off of LS1Tech or somewhere where the V8 guys going to bigger rear ends are practically giving them away. I got my entire rear end for $100 picked up.Last edited by xmetallicaxguitaristx; 09-13-2008, 12:59 AM.
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if you wanna go inbetween 3.73's and 4.10's, you can go with 3.90's like me....get the best of both worlds lol:p...
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i'm planning on getting an electric cutout for the exhaust so some power will be added there, cold air intake(some but very little power), shift kit, programmer, and possibly later on in time a 25-50 shot wet nitrous kit...i figured 3.73s could help out pretty good with an increase in acceleration right now, i heard they are good for that, the fact that they aren't good on the highway doesn't bother me, i dont do much highway driving anyway and if i do the highway is a small one with the speed limit around 50-55.
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I drove mine yesterday doing about 70-75 and the rpms were around 2300-2500 or lower, couldn't tell, but it is when I do 80-90 is were they are at 3000 rpms, which I don't stay there to long.08' L76 6.0L 4X4 Chevy EXT.Cab LTZ Vortec MAX with Snug top cover, Dynomax exhaust,Hptuners& K&N intake
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Originally posted by ssms5411 View PostI drove mine yesterday doing about 70-75 and the rpms were around 2300-2500 or lower, couldn't tell, but it is when I do 80-90 is were they are at 3000 rpms, which I don't stay there to long.1998 bright red camaro ,M5 ,Y87 ,stock<br /><br />Originally posted by Rune:<br />If it smells like a turd and looks like a turd, chances are its probably not a candy bar.
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Originally posted by loser View Posti want to go 3.73's in-place of my 3.23's but with the rumbler, 2500rpm is too high, ill go insane. 3000 rpms i cant talk in my car at all,yelling maybe,barely.08' L76 6.0L 4X4 Chevy EXT.Cab LTZ Vortec MAX with Snug top cover, Dynomax exhaust,Hptuners& K&N intake
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3.73's are a great gear for using the car everyday. 4.10s are of a racing gear , but both depend on how much u drive on the highway and how it effects ur mpg. I run 3.73's right now and I may switch to 4.10's when i add my S/C next summer.01\'Y87 Firebird:Gt1 cam,Vig.3000 stall
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