Rear end gear vs 1/4 mile MPH

[Paolo Castellano]

Has anyone ever documented any change in MPH by going to a 3.55 or 3.73 gear from the stock 3.07? Since the car accelerates faster, should'nt the mph be faster? (Assuming the car can hook up that is), Paolo

 

[Paolo Castellano]

Hey Dan, thanks for answering. But what I meant to ask is if putting in a 3.55 or a 3.73 will incerease the mph any in the 1/4 mile. What do you think? Paolo

 

[Venom Lover]

I was running about 120 mph trap speeds in my '97 with the stock 3.07 gear, and when I switched to 3.55, my trap speeds went up to about 121 mph. I'm not sure the gear mattered too much in terms of trap speed; I think the difference between 121 and 123 mph was due to driving technique.

What the gear did buy me was about a tenth of ET on street tires and maybe two tenths on ET streets.


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[TOOOFST]

You'll run 130+ with the stock gear and juice,with no top end sacrifice.That saves ya $1000.+