hey, i cant decide what rear gear ratio to get for my camaro. im looking at putting 3.73 or 4.11's. i keep thinking about it soo much. i need to know whats best for my car. i drive my car alot. i go to school about an hour from my parents house. and i alos come home every weekend. i just want to know whats best for my car and my wallet. i just need to some help. IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE WHICH ONE WOULD YOU GET OUT OF 3.73 OR 4.11'S.

 

what are you running for a cam and what tranmission?

 

My vote is for 3.73's if you drive it alot.

 

well i have the 700R4 tranny. and the cam is stock. you think i should go with the 3.73???

 

How about a 3.42? If you are running a stock cam it will be faster through the 1/4 and the 3.73's are gonna be harsh on gas even with the 700. 4.10 is too much for an hour long drive imo. It gets boring pretty fast when you are buzzing so much RPM when cruising especially with that long drive to school.

 

Agreed.

I have this set up (700r4/3.73) and on the road I get upwards of 25 MPG. Unless you have aspirations for the track, don't mess with a good thing on your daily driver.

2 cents,

 

right now i get about 21 mpg. i thought that was good. but i drive my car like a grandma but like a physco when i punk tries to tell me whos boss. but hardley never. so you get 25 mpg!!!! WOW. thats crazy. so 3.73 is good. did you feel a difference when you did the swap???

 

Uh oh... I may be a dweeb (likely). 3.73 is what comes on the car right?



With a good tune, I've heard of members on this forum getting 28 MPG on the 305 TBI with the 700r4. After hearing that, I get disappointed with 20 MPG... especially here in CA where we pay 15+ cents more per gallon.

I'm waiting on the flame about my incorrect assumption that my car has a stock 3.73 rear end...

 

No flame but Tech Data shows your car came with 2.73's

 

2.73.

3.73.

What's the difference?



Anyway, some simple math should indicate what will happen with that new rear end with respect to your MPG. Somehow I don't think if you are considering a new diff you are much worried about that though.

Thanks for the correction Todd.

 

i know for sure my car has a 2.73 and everyone that i talk to said that the 3.73 made a big difference. im very excited to do this gear swap. Cadillac you live in san mateo?? i live in hayward. we should meet up!!!

 

Heck yeah!

When, where, how long, etc.?

 

3.42 will be your best bet if your doing alot of distance driving

 

i have 3.42's now and next spring i was plainning on swapping out the rear end and getting a 12 bolt with 4.10's has anyone done a gear swap like that and was there a noticable difference?