I LOVE my 4.10 gears

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  1. mashori

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    When I left for the silver state challenge I was sporting 3.00 gears and at the shop we changed back over to 4.10 . . . soooo happy!

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    t5 transmission, right?
    how much use is the first gear anymore with a 4:10 ratio?
     
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    mo's t5 has the g-force gear set that has the longer ratio spread and a real deep overdrive. it works really well with the 4.10s
     
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    Actually I know what you think but it's pretty good. When strolling around a parking lot I'm always in 1st, usually in the 2500-3000 rpm range. It's really not bad. But of course I get into 4th pretty quick. The 5th gear has so much more pull on the freeway with the 4.10's.

    The T5 has a 2.94 1st gear so it's pretty steep.
     
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    sounds pretty good - i have the t5z in my stang behind the 200cui. 3.80 4lug 8" waiting to be installed. as long as you claim it's driveable that's good enough for me ;)

    oh, and could it be that you're running rather rich? your tail panel has some nice black spots!
     
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    my A/F just isn't working right. I thought I had all the leaks in the exhaust fixed but the A/F is pretty erratic and I've damaged the unit a few times so once thinks are a little less hectic I will be redoing the exhaust and buy a new A/F kit.
     
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    I love your "Strange" carrier. I almost said rearend, oops.
     
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    We had neighbors across the street with that very last name. It seems weird to say that the Strange family moved to West Virginia.
     
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    Wow.....With a T5 and my 3:80's mine seems like 1st is almost useless:drive:
     
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    I think for daily driving it doesn't make much sense to have 4.10 gears but there is a little sacrifice that you have to make when you want performance. It's probably more of a personal choice. One person's comfort ride is another person's bumpy off road experience . . .
     
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    Yes every body has a little differant idea of what he will live with . I had a C4 and a set of 4.63 Gears in my car for a while it was taped out quick but it sure hit the 7000 redline in a hurry. Had a guy with a 5.0 mustang try to race me from a stop light he moved first then my mav shot by him as soon as i jumped on the loud peddle.
     

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