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Originally Posted by leemik
Can anyone think of any reason why you wouldn't want to do the 3.9 gears with FI? say a S/C?
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Originally Posted by Alberto
Harder to launch with more power and shorted gearing on street tires. If I was going TT, I would prefer to have the longer stock gearing. For a decently tuned Vortech (close to or at 110 mph trap) you could finish at the very top of 4th gear in the 1/4 on stock gearing, but if you had this final drive, you would need to shift to 5th-assuming you have the stock redline and not a reflash. Bottom line for me-if I was staying n/a I would def get the gears, but for FI and MY plans I have no use for them.
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So would you say that a lightweight flywheel and dual carbon clutch like the ATS is a better mod than this for FI guys?
I'm just trying to add a little more low end grunt to my car because off boost the S/C setup is parasitic and just lacks that kick in the pants feel..
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I'm just trying to add a little more low end grunt to my car because off boost the S/C setup is parasitic and just lacks that kick in the pants feel..
--mike
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ummm no. most cars have the 60 mark pass at the top of second gear 62.736485783 or somethin rediculos for the european 0-100 kph test
.... with a ts reflash you should be ok to 60.
.... with a ts reflash you should be ok to 60.
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it would be ridiculously awesome if:
a) you could get used to the tilton rally clutch
b) you could control the throttle to the level that when your tires break loose (it will happen a lot) that you know to ease off the throttle before you hit the rev limiter hard and blow your engine
plain and simple, the lighter the flywheel, the more you have to pay attention to the car, especially if you're racing
but yeah, it'd rock!
a) you could get used to the tilton rally clutch
b) you could control the throttle to the level that when your tires break loose (it will happen a lot) that you know to ease off the throttle before you hit the rev limiter hard and blow your engine
plain and simple, the lighter the flywheel, the more you have to pay attention to the car, especially if you're racing
but yeah, it'd rock!
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I'm really thinking about this mod. I know alot of you guys with the 3.9's also have clutch/flywheels packages. Is this a must have for the 3.9 final drive? I wasn't really planning on upgrading the clutch and flywheel for a very long time, if ever.
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nope, the two mods are completely seperate... but for those of us who get one driveline mod, they're worse than crack... once you hear the motorbike Z revving, you just can't get enough
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Originally Posted by mikedZ33
I'm really thinking about this mod. I know alot of you guys with the 3.9's also have clutch/flywheels packages. Is this a must have for the 3.9 final drive? I wasn't really planning on upgrading the clutch and flywheel for a very long time, if ever.
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Originally Posted by sentry65
because you'd almost spend more time shifting than flooring it.
why do you think the new corvette Z06 gets such a low 4sec 0-60 time? It does it all in 1st gear - no shifting until past 60mph. It has so much HP it doesn't need as high of a final drive because with that much power you'd just spin tires instead of going if you floor it.
why do you think the new corvette Z06 gets such a low 4sec 0-60 time? It does it all in 1st gear - no shifting until past 60mph. It has so much HP it doesn't need as high of a final drive because with that much power you'd just spin tires instead of going if you floor it.
With the Cent SCs the 3.9 may be beneficial since the TQ slope ramps upward as opposed to nearly flat with TTs.
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Originally Posted by Z CRUZN
I friend of mine in Iowa - zzzya - did a 6mt rear swap in his AT & said he really enjoyed it. Might send him a PM for his opinion.
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Originally Posted by Machupo
nope, the two mods are completely seperate... but for those of us who get one driveline mod, they're worse than crack... once you hear the motorbike Z revving, you just can't get enough
how noisy is this for daily driving?
sounds like a sweet setup...is just the 3.9 gearing worth it....i already have the lsd since i have an enthusiast....and i am concerned about noise....i don't like noise, except for exhaust
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performance LSDs can be noise, mostly a popping sound if you accelerate through corners...
the VLSD will be fine if you're just doing normal street driving, and the 3.9 shouldn't increase noise (the whole reason BJ has my gears and LSD now was because i couldn't get anyone here to install it without undue noise during coasting), so i'd recommend having him do the install
the VLSD will be fine if you're just doing normal street driving, and the 3.9 shouldn't increase noise (the whole reason BJ has my gears and LSD now was because i couldn't get anyone here to install it without undue noise during coasting), so i'd recommend having him do the install
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Originally Posted by Machupo
performance LSDs can be noise, mostly a popping sound if you accelerate through corners...
the VLSD will be fine if you're just doing normal street driving, and the 3.9 shouldn't increase noise (the whole reason BJ has my gears and LSD now was because i couldn't get anyone here to install it without undue noise during coasting), so i'd recommend having him do the install
the VLSD will be fine if you're just doing normal street driving, and the 3.9 shouldn't increase noise (the whole reason BJ has my gears and LSD now was because i couldn't get anyone here to install it without undue noise during coasting), so i'd recommend having him do the install
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beats me, i haven't gotten mine back yet (BJ just received it today )
it cost me $60 to ship the Cusco LSD and 3.9 ring & pinion to him via USPS priority with $2k of insurance and delivery confirmation...
i imagine shipping back would be in the $90 range or so as it includes a center section
it cost me $60 to ship the Cusco LSD and 3.9 ring & pinion to him via USPS priority with $2k of insurance and delivery confirmation...
i imagine shipping back would be in the $90 range or so as it includes a center section
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