[dragon831]

Has anyone had Shep perform their final drive change on their trans? Are there any cons to it? Pros - being able to ride out 4th longer in the quarter, and staying at lower rmps while cruising on the highway.

 

[irmerm]

theoretically, slightly slower acceleration due to the different gearing, but if your car is modded to the point where final drive enters your mind, that effect is probably negligible. I'd wonder about whether this affects the speedometer reading at all, since some speedometers work off a sensor in the transmission and others might use wheel speed sensors.

 

[chetrickerman]

Google knows about the final drive upgrade

 

[irmerm]

Google knows about the final drive upgrade

lol

 

[hotstix]

Google knows about the final drive upgrade

Yah, that guy knows errrrythang

 

[chetrickerman]

Yah, that guy knows errrrythang

He is teh samarts

 

[slow98teg]

If you build the motor and rev to 8500 you can hit ~130mph in 4th on stock gearing. Which should be good for most builds on here.

 

[WraithX]

Moar! Moar powar!

Need to run 150!

 

[Sequence]

pros..

better for drag racing

 

[Poondoggs]

Buschur tested a final drive change a while back. Results were not good. I believe the thread is on evom.

 

[Murlo26]

Buschur tested a final drive change a while back. Results were not good. I believe the thread is on evom.

Yep, he actually ran much slower times than bouncing off the rev limiter how he was before because the gears were too long and he dropped out of boost between shifts.