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jakemk8706 · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:45 pm Post subject: put some taller gears in the car

and wow what a difference it didnt make....i either had 3.23 or 3.42(not sure which) in, then swapped out for 3.73's. from what i gathered from tgo, this would make for better acceleration. i barely feel any difference. almost to the point to where i think that the shop i went to messed up....

Twilightoptics · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:43 am Post subject:

3.42 to 3.73 isn't a considerable difference at all. If you're concerned I'd verify and count some teeth to see what I actually had and what I got.

QwkTrip · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:42 pm Post subject:

That's not much of a change. Why did you do it?

Red Bird · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject: gears

Did your car come stock with the T5? if so the stock gears are supposed to be 3.08s, if you swapped the T5 in and the car was originally equipped with a auto, the gears would be like 3.23 or even 2.73 but im not postive on the auto gear ratios. 3.42s only came stock on manual v6 rears.

Demon · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:59 pm Post subject:

Al Hasse · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:34 pm Post subject:

I did 3.08 to 3.23 and noticed a small increase in acceleration. It only offset the speedometer by 5%, so it wasn't a big change.

DBL_TKE · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:45 am Post subject:

Jake, I think you just need to focus on getting your car running the way it should before doing any modifications. BTW 3.42 did not only come stock on manual V6's. The '91 LB9/T5 cars got either 3.08's or 3.42's if it were ordered as a G92 optioned car. If I'm not mistaken his is a G92 thus 3.42's.