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Old 05-19-2014, 07:14 PM   #1 (permalink)
hat_man
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Gear change.....lower?????

Hello everyone.

I am getting ready for the gear swap from 3:73 to 3:45. I was talking with some "gearheads" at work the other day and they seem to think I will do better with 4:10's rather than 3:45's. I told them it may be better in town but I spend most of my time on the highway. They said "oh you'd be surprised."

I still think 3;45's are the way to go, but in an effort to try and learn something here, can someone explain to me why these guys think they are right with the 4:10's? I would think my poor little 2.3l would be turning way to many rpm's at 60 mph with such a low gear.

Thanks for trying to teach "non-mechanical" me something.

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