Gear selecting?

Thomas Carroll

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I need help deciding what gears to purchase...Are 3:73's the way to go with our cars,or is there a better set-up?This is for a 5-speed,BTW,I still want to drive on the highway.I would appreciate any help. :)

Thomas
 
3.27's

Thomas Carroll said:
Are 3:73's the way to go........This is for a 5-speed, I still want to drive on the highway.
If you do a lot of highway driving, 3.27's are the way to go.

68COUGAR
 
I agree with that, because I first put 3.55's in my 93 five speed (1st gear becomes worthless) and subsequently changed them out to 3.27's and like it a lot; highway or around town, even though 1st gear is still a bit short.
3.73's or even 4.10's are really reserved for the automatics, because they started out with higher ratios, like 3.08 & 3.27.
 
I'm really happy with my 3.27's. Adds more punch than stock, but doesn't kill my gas mileage. I highly recommend them. Oh, the reason that you can go higher with the auto's is that they arent as aggressively geared as the M5R2's.

Damien
 
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Got the same in mine, but I would like a 6 speed for the faster highway speeds.
 
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