Has anyone installed a T56 with 2.73 or 2.77 gears? I have a 2.77 9 bolt. Will I notice a big difference if I switch to a higher gear ratio? What would be the best gear ratio for a basically stock L98? Any input is appreciated.

 

With a T56 I'd have to go with a super steep rear gear ratio. Something like 4.11 or 4.56. You'll get killer accelleration out of the hole and with a .50 6th gear you'll get decent cruise RPM and gas mileage.

 

Yep....4.10s seem to work the best....If you run 2.7x then you will be at like 200 rpms on the highway.....the trans was made for steep gears becuase of the .50 od

 

I can agree with that. Gear ratios are affected by engine power, tire size, and driving application. The tranny gears are important too. If you had a 4x4, you would have to match gears for front and back UNLESS you had different sized tires for front and back... Science is fun...

 

I have 4.10 gear available for 9 bolts if you are interested. All the info is on my page at www.koolmeister.com

Miles

 

2.73??? You'll HATE the T56 with that kind of rear gear! I thought my T5 was kinda doggy with the 3.23s and it had a 2.98 1st gear ratio. I've got 3.89's now...

 

I had a 96 T/A and the T-56 with 3.42's were too tall for me.

 

I find the T56 in my Hawk acceptable with 3.42's, but I would like 3.73s. Anything numerically lower than 3.42 is simply unacceptable IMO.

 

you will be fine for a while with a t56 and a 2.77 rear. thats what ive got, i bought a 10 bolt with 3.42s (in shipping now) but i think im going to do the tranny swap first. im guessing with cruise control and in 6th at 70mph i should be getting 35mpg+ before i swap rears. then eventually its on to 4.10s. the car might feel a bit sluggish in 1st compared to the auto, but the 1-2 ratio drop isnt near as drastic as the auto.

 

Unless you're building a land-speed car.... you'll have a theoretical top speed somewhere over 300 mph.

 

Three friends and I created a beastly race car from the remnants of a disgruntled race car driver's was-Camaro and some serious performance parts. It topped 280 MPH recently. Still, we did not have to use 6-speed... It's red white and blue and might be spotted by use in the Poconos of PA...

 

your telling me you took a car to 280mph?