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T56, 2.73 gears and L03... anyone done it?

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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 10:59 PM
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T56, 2.73 gears and L03... anyone done it?

im assuming its goign to be a total dog off the line, but i should be able to drive it from a stop without a problem for a while right?


or will it be like trying to drive from 2nd gear all the time and be impossible for the L03?


im putting in a diffrent rear when the new motor goes in (probly before), so i really dont want to spend $ putting gears into a 10bolt that im just going to swap back out...

will it even move with thoes gears and the taller T56 first?
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 12:13 AM
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lol, you will be fine. I doubt you will use 6th gear much though.
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 07:25 AM
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exactly my thoughts, 6th grear will be almost totally useless.
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 07:29 AM
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You should get good fuel economy doing 120 mph on long trips.
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 08:36 AM
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good fuel economy..... haha thats funny

anyways, yeah they 6th gear wont do shizzle beucase you'll never need that ar unless your going like 120 or so, wont usually be doing so though.


woah that pooped a question in my head, with my 4 speed auto why does it only let me shift by myself into 1, 2, 3 on the sifter plate? isn't 4th a gear i would need or what?
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 07:08 PM
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With 4.10's your running 2000, with right tire diameter at 82mph
You will be at 110 or so before you can really use it
It will work though, just put the gears in as fast as possible.
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 08:01 AM
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lol, guys im not really worried about overdrive, just if the car will have enough power to overcome the gearing from a stop, uphill, with it loaded down to the max....


so will it move, or will i be slipping the clutch just to get it going?
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 01:10 PM
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lol, guys im not really worried about overdrive, just if the car will have enough power to overcome the gearing from a stop, uphill, with it loaded down to the max....


so will it move, or will i be slipping the clutch just to get it going?
you will be perfectly fine
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 01:31 PM
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It will be a PITA to start from a dead stop. Blue92RS put a T-56 behind is 2.73' geared L03 and wasted the clutch because of the slippage starting from a dead stop.

He has 3.73's now and its all better, but he still needs a new clutch.
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