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Still has the power for 2.79's ... (archive)
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Posted by D///Mill on May 07, 2001 at 12:29:26:

In Reply to: 2.79 Diff. No wonder he hasn't posted times yet. posted by Dino on May 07, 2001 at 10:36:40:

(snippage) By making the gears taller, you lose ~15% of your torque at the road.

A 6-speed would be nice, but mainly for having closer ratio gearing for acceleration, and not for top end purposes. With 430hp on tap with the 2.79's, there's still enough power to easily light 'em up whenever needed. With the 6-speed and stock 3.23 gears, that ring and pinion will be spinning much faster (for the same speed) than if he had 2.79's, which (IMHO) is an advantage for having the taller gears when going for top end mph. My thoughts ... FWIW


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