Installed Ford Racing 4.10 gears
 

I ordered Ford Racing 4.10 gears through my dealer and had them install it. What a difference! The acceleration is unbelievable. 1st gear is still pretty tame, but 2nd through 5th is beastly. I no longer have to downshift to 4th to pass on the highway, 5th's got enough pull now. (I found it pretty sluggish before). The whole thing has a really nice feel to it :) , it should have came stock like this.

Are you still covered by the warranty? :tup

Good deal on the 4.10s, they really wake the car up don't they.:)

The warranty on the engine is still good, but my differential warranty isn't. But I made sure to get the original 3.55 gears back, so I still have them if for some reason I would want them back on. But not likely :biggrin: the 4.10s are really great. Anyone who does this won't be disappointed. Plus, I have a 12 month 20,000km on the 4.10s. I'm happy about it.

4.10's are a GREAT gear for the 05.....we have done a ton of these swaps and never had someone dissapointed or wishing they went 3.73

great choice!

Just curious, what was the cost of part and installation? Also what RPM are you running at 120km in 5th?

Gears were $350. Installation was 4 hours at the dealer, so cost per hour was pretty expensive, 82 bucks per... I have a mechanic friend and he assure me that 4 hours is about the norm for that job. Came to roughly $700, more than I was looking to spend, but I'm still happy with my decision. Revs at 120 are still pretty decent. With the 3.55s it was 2400 about, now it's 2600. It really starts to scream at 140 though, up in the 2800-2900 region.

Next mod, LCAs. I REEEALLLY hate the wheel hop and I've read these eliminate it quite well.

One thing I failed to mention though, the speedometer needs to be recalibrated for the 4.10s, so I'm going to need a Diablosport or a SCT soon. I'm about 20 km over now. So if I'm reading 80, i'm only doing about 60. That's a bit of a pain.

we charge $250 for a gear install on the 05's and depending on what gear you run, the costs change

You will not notice any increased driveline noise, as we take every possible percaution to ensure the install is perfect

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your original gear set in your 05 is a 3;31 not a 3;55.

4.10's are great but you got taken for a ride for the cost. Why did you get a dealer to do it? Now you still have to get the speedo recalilbrated with a chip and you're going to spend a tonne of cash on it. For that price you could have purchased the gears, installed them and gotten a chip with a tune!

You don't want to be running around without the speedo fixed unless you don't care about the excess KM's showing on the odo.

Ya, tell me about it. I'm just waiting on the next paycheck for the tune to fix the speedo. I'm leaning towards the diablo, but I'm still not 100% sure yet.

I got it done at the dealer simply because I'm not very trusting of the shops in my area. I have yet to find a really good Mustang Specific place. There are a decent amount of import shops, but I don't think they really KNOW mustangs (only civics :mad: ) and I'm not about to take any risks on a brand new car. So... I'll pay more but I'd rather pay more and sleep easier at night. Of course the minute I FIND a shop, well then, no more expensive dealer. :wink:

Do you supply the parts on top of install? Do you recalibrate or do I?

Are you sure? I believe the 3.31s are automatic transmission. I have a 5-speed.

All my literature on 5-speeds say 3.55s

Don't bother with the Lower controll arms if all you want to do is eliminate wheel hop. All you need is the Steeda Adjustable 3rd link. I installed that and my wheel hop is a thing of the past. In the Montreal area give a call to Ted at mustang direct www.mustangdirect.com He usually has it in stock it's about $239.00 or close to it. Less than half the price of the Billet Lower Controll Arms.

Ted is a great mustang only guy in the Montreal area. he's running mid 12's with his 05 and he ran an 11.43 with his 03 Cobra vert. Stock Motor!!!!

There are some dealers in the area which are more mustang friendly and give reduced rates for mustangs.

Stock gears on a 05 GT are 3.55

Auto 3:31 - 5 speed 3:55 :tup

AWESOME! Thanks! :tup I'll definately check him out. :)