are 4:10 gears good for 1/4 mile
11-25-2006, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by White_Snake
depends on a bunch of stuff.
11-25-2006, 10:27 PM
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Ultimately, its dictated by a variety of factors:
1. How stock is your car? If all you are going to do with it is take it down the track and cruise it around town a bit, and your car is completely stock, you will benefit from putting as much gear as possible, as it gets you off the line.
2. If you drive on the highway a lot, then the logic in #1 may not be a 100% carry-over to your situation. You may be better off compromising 1/4 mile times for a decent RPM on the highway. In this case, 3.73's are the "norm".
3. Power. The more power you have, the less gear you need. Guys making ~500RWHP usually find that 3.55's are about optimium to put them out at the end with a good RPM in 4th.
4. RPM range of the engine. If you have a stock engine, then your power range is typically from idle to 5,500RPM. If you have a modified engine, making more power, but with high-revving parts, you may find that you can still run some low gears, like 4.10's because your shift point RPM is higher. Ultimately, this will help you get down the track faster.
1. How stock is your car? If all you are going to do with it is take it down the track and cruise it around town a bit, and your car is completely stock, you will benefit from putting as much gear as possible, as it gets you off the line.
2. If you drive on the highway a lot, then the logic in #1 may not be a 100% carry-over to your situation. You may be better off compromising 1/4 mile times for a decent RPM on the highway. In this case, 3.73's are the "norm".
3. Power. The more power you have, the less gear you need. Guys making ~500RWHP usually find that 3.55's are about optimium to put them out at the end with a good RPM in 4th.
4. RPM range of the engine. If you have a stock engine, then your power range is typically from idle to 5,500RPM. If you have a modified engine, making more power, but with high-revving parts, you may find that you can still run some low gears, like 4.10's because your shift point RPM is higher. Ultimately, this will help you get down the track faster.
11-26-2006, 06:02 AM
#13
Originally Posted by MID LIFE CRISIS
it certainly does depend on a bunch of stuff... Just look at warren he put 4.10s in the white slug and it didnt help himm.. well drivin like a girls doesnt help either
11-27-2006, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by MID LIFE CRISIS
it certainly does depend on a bunch of stuff... Just look at warren he put 4.10s in the white slug and it didnt help himm.. well drivin like a girls doesnt help either
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