How much improvement to expect from 3.42's?
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From: Newark, DE
Car: 86' Z28
Engine: 355
Transmission: T-56
How much improvement to expect from 3.42's?
with the mods in my sig (something like 300Hp), what kind of time will 3.42's take off? Im not sure what im running now, so just a general/common time difference will have to do.
The other thing im worried about is biting the bullet with gas mileage. I was gonna go 3.73's, but i think they would be a bit much for my daily driver. Is the gas mileage gonna be a whole lot worse, or will i even be able to tell????
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86 Z28 red,
originally LG4,
new 350,
non comp Qjet,
T-5 five speed with new clutch,
stock 3.23 gears, Edelbrock Performer intake,
crane 272H cam,
Accel 8mm wires,
Edelbrock performer cat- back,
Homemade cold/forced air intake.
KYB GR-2 struts and shocks.
Grant GT leather wrap steering wheel.
Sony X-plod stereo.
Optima 6x9's
Future mods:
NOS,
Edelbrock TES headers, hi flo cat.
4th gen interior
6 point roll cage
3.42 gears
hurst billet/plus shifter
Edelbrock STB
Telstar rims
cars i've beaten:
95' Avenger, 88 Mustang GT, 70' Mustang , 97 Dodge Ram, 94 firebird formula, 92 Mustang GT, 94' 3000GT VR4, 97' Accord Rice Rocket (just barely), countless many ricers....
The other thing im worried about is biting the bullet with gas mileage. I was gonna go 3.73's, but i think they would be a bit much for my daily driver. Is the gas mileage gonna be a whole lot worse, or will i even be able to tell????
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86 Z28 red,
originally LG4,
new 350,
non comp Qjet,
T-5 five speed with new clutch,
stock 3.23 gears, Edelbrock Performer intake,
crane 272H cam,
Accel 8mm wires,
Edelbrock performer cat- back,
Homemade cold/forced air intake.
KYB GR-2 struts and shocks.
Grant GT leather wrap steering wheel.
Sony X-plod stereo.
Optima 6x9's
Future mods:
NOS,
Edelbrock TES headers, hi flo cat.
4th gen interior
6 point roll cage
3.42 gears
hurst billet/plus shifter
Edelbrock STB
Telstar rims
cars i've beaten:
95' Avenger, 88 Mustang GT, 70' Mustang , 97 Dodge Ram, 94 firebird formula, 92 Mustang GT, 94' 3000GT VR4, 97' Accord Rice Rocket (just barely), countless many ricers....
if you have 3:23 now i'd be looking at 3:73 or 4:11 gears. with over drive it isn't that bad. hard to say for sure about et reductions, but i'd expect 2 tenths. mph may drop off, it's not uncommon for it to when going to lower gears.
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