gears & CAI questions...
#1
gears & CAI questions...
just wondering which gears would be more beneficial for a 2004 automatic trasmission sixer... i'm looking the the best performance i can get...
3.73 gears http://mustangtuning.com/mopepl3gefor.html
or
4.10 gears http://mustangtuning.com/v6gears.html
also, i'm looking into cold air intakes and it seems as tho i can't find a resoanably priced one for the 2004 v6 model... MT only offers this MAC straight shot air system...stupid question i know but...is this setup considered a cold air intake b/c it called a straight air shot not a cai? and about how much hp can i expect to gain...10 or so? thx
http://mustangtuning.com/mac-straigh...-99-04-v6.html
3.73 gears http://mustangtuning.com/mopepl3gefor.html
or
4.10 gears http://mustangtuning.com/v6gears.html
also, i'm looking into cold air intakes and it seems as tho i can't find a resoanably priced one for the 2004 v6 model... MT only offers this MAC straight shot air system...stupid question i know but...is this setup considered a cold air intake b/c it called a straight air shot not a cai? and about how much hp can i expect to gain...10 or so? thx
http://mustangtuning.com/mac-straigh...-99-04-v6.html
#3
I can't help but think that 4:10's on a mostly stock V6 would severly destroy it's top speed.....which isn't even that fast to begin with - I was reading on another forum (Mustangworld I think) and someone said that on the V6 mustangs, the fuel injection cuts off at 118mph, is that true? If it is, with that low of a top speed, and gears.....it'd just be horrible, wouldn't it?
#4
Originally Posted by PColav6
I can't help but think that 4:10's on a mostly stock V6 would severly destroy it's top speed.....which isn't even that fast to begin with - I was reading on another forum (Mustangworld I think) and someone said that on the V6 mustangs, the fuel injection cuts off at 118mph, is that true? If it is, with that low of a top speed, and gears.....it'd just be horrible, wouldn't it?
Yes that is true but think of it like this.
1. You're going to need a tune or chip with the new gears to correct for the change in gears for the speedo.
2. That chip/tune will eliminate the top speed govenor
2. You shouldn't be going that fast on the street anyways.
So there you go.
#5
Originally Posted by cuban3jumper
Yes that is true but think of it like this.
1. You're going to need a tune or chip with the new gears to correct for the change in gears for the speedo.
2. That chip/tune will eliminate the top speed govenor
2. You shouldn't be going that fast on the street anyways.
So there you go.
1. You're going to need a tune or chip with the new gears to correct for the change in gears for the speedo.
2. That chip/tune will eliminate the top speed govenor
2. You shouldn't be going that fast on the street anyways.
So there you go.
#7
Go with 4.10's with an auto, and people that fear it will kill top end speed, it won't hurt it that bad at all and if you make more power if will over come that anyways. I had a 95 GT, i know it's not a sixer but, and i had 4.10's, around 300HP to the wheels and over 140mph wasn't to hard to reach. my saleen with 3.73's with the old motor could do 130mph easy on the highway.
#8
Originally Posted by PColav6
I can't help but think that 4:10's on a mostly stock V6 would severly destroy it's top speed.....which isn't even that fast to begin with - I was reading on another forum (Mustangworld I think) and someone said that on the V6 mustangs, the fuel injection cuts off at 118mph, is that true? If it is, with that low of a top speed, and gears.....it'd just be horrible, wouldn't it?
#10
Originally Posted by SlicK
118 isn't the cutoff because I was going atleast 120 down the free-way yesterday. My gauges are stock so the needle was sittin on the pin but I don't think I was going much faster than that.
#11
Originally Posted by MattJ
they make 3.90s. your only choice isnt 3.73s and 4.10s.
lol
lol
oh and yea the stock speed limiter is supposed to be 118, due to the stock tires only being rated to about that speed . . . but a tune gets rid of it .
But even so, with or without 4.10's the limiter will still be 118MPH, you'll just get there faster with the 4.10s
#12
so if I were to get gears would it make a difference that I have a 5-speed? And how much would the gauges be off by without a re-tune, I upgraded to 18's with 245 and 275 size tires. Also what's the problem with only one wheel spinning when I burnout, brakes and pedal pressure are fine, but i dunno. Only one wheel spinning pissed me off though.
#14
Originally Posted by 6erPony01
so if I were to get gears would it make a difference that I have a 5-speed? And how much would the gauges be off by without a re-tune, I upgraded to 18's with 245 and 275 size tires. Also what's the problem with only one wheel spinning when I burnout, brakes and pedal pressure are fine, but i dunno. Only one wheel spinning pissed me off though.
And your gauges will be off by a VERY noticible ammount
Oh and for your third question. . . you have an 'open differential' so it doesnt lock both axles when one wheel starts spinning. If you get gears, make sure you get a tlok to fix this problem
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#19
Originally Posted by 6erPony01
#21
Originally Posted by 6erPony01
bitchin. Always wondered about my one-wheel thing....and all the talk about T-loks. 2 and 2 equals a nice mod with 3.73 and a tune im thinking.
#22
Originally Posted by 6erPony01
bitchin. Always wondered about my one-wheel thing....and all the talk about T-loks. 2 and 2 equals a nice mod with 3.73 and a tune im thinking.
it has to be the best non-hp mod you can do, you'll definatly feel it. and your car wont take so long to rev.
#23
i have a 2005 v6 5speed manual... will 4.10s work or do i need 3.73s cuz its manual? and what else MUST i do/buy in order to get the gears? a new tune or something?
and do i have to buy a tuner or can i just get it done somewhere?
and do i have to buy a tuner or can i just get it done somewhere?
#24
Originally Posted by MattyP083
i have a 2005 v6 5speed manual... will 4.10s work or do i need 3.73s cuz its manual? and what else MUST i do/buy in order to get the gears? a new tune or something?
and do i have to buy a tuner or can i just get it done somewhere?
and do i have to buy a tuner or can i just get it done somewhere?
And yes you will DEFINATELY want a new tune with your new gears.
#26
from what I got the tlok closes the open differential i have, i thought GTs already had em, but it locks the axle so when one wheel spins, so does the other, such as when you burnout, and mine made only ONE WHEEL spin. stupid, I know.
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