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Old 05-16-2006, 05:22 PM
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I was gonna wait to get gears after my 1000 mile road trip in the first week of August, but should I just wait and get them ASAP???

Reason was I didnt want to travel that many miles at high RPM's (all highway). Don't care about gas mileage, if I was wanting good mileage I wouldnt of gotten a GT
 
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Old 05-16-2006, 05:43 PM
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high rpms? theyll go up by like 2-300
 
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Old 05-16-2006, 05:48 PM
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high rpms? theyll go up by like 2-300
I figured more of 500 rpms
 
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Old 05-16-2006, 05:55 PM
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i bought gears about a week ago but havnt got them in yet and i just bought a set of Underdrive pulley's hopefully my car pulls harder than anything that has ever pulled!!!!
 
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Old 05-16-2006, 06:17 PM
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The higher RPM's are not that bad.At 80 I'm at 2.7/2.8 in 5th gear on the highway.
 
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Old 05-16-2006, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Lances03GT
The higher RPM's are not that bad.At 80 I'm at 2.7/2.8 in 5th gear on the highway.
lance but 80 is over the speed limit and no1 on this site ever goes over the speed limit:shifty:
 
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Old 05-16-2006, 06:24 PM
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lance but 80 is over the speed limit and no1 on this site ever goes over the speed limit:shifty:
That was going aaaaaaaaa downhill yea downhill :shifty:
 
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Old 05-16-2006, 06:26 PM
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Before my brother got his Kenne Bell supercharger, he had put 3.73 gears in it... i had driven it a few times and didnt really like the way i had no first gear... too short... but when you really got on it you appreciated how quickly the car got into its power band... i dont know if i am going to do gears or not down the road...
 
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Old 05-16-2006, 06:26 PM
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don't drive fast...
 
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Old 05-16-2006, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Lances03GT
That was going aaaaaaaaa downhill yea downhill :shifty:
yeah those bloody hills.....lol
 
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Old 05-16-2006, 07:51 PM
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well im an auto so at 80 in 4th I may be like 2.6K rpm
 
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Old 05-16-2006, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by whitethunder46
well im an auto so at 80 in 4th I may be like 2.6K rpm
See not bad at all!!!
 
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Old 05-16-2006, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Lances03GT
See not bad at all!!!
right now I'm at about 2.1K-2.2K
 
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Old 05-16-2006, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Lances03GT
The higher RPM's are not that bad.At 80 I'm at 2.7/2.8 in 5th gear on the highway.
2.9 ish here on the auto...
 
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Old 05-16-2006, 08:40 PM
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See I don't really want to be going at 2.9K RPM for 8 straight hours when I go on vacation.

Or am I just being dumb
 
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hmm I have a auto too but at 80 were still in 3rd gear im pretty sure.
 
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Old 05-16-2006, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by White04GT
hmm I have a auto too but at 80 were still in 3rd gear im pretty sure.
We're definately in 4th, lol. Unless u have O/D off, but even then I'm sure your in 4th.

With my dyno tune and my auto, I change to fourth gear at 42MPH.
 
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Old 11-23-2006, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by whitethunder46
We're definately in 4th, lol. Unless u have O/D off, but even then I'm sure your in 4th.

With my dyno tune and my auto, I change to fourth gear at 42MPH.
DUDE i thought that was just my auto that did that...it shifts into o/d at around 42mph...it is wierd because i want it to shift sooner! lol damn automatics

and lance...i dont think we can compare to what rpms your at because of u having a 6th gear...lucky bastard
 
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Old 11-23-2006, 07:56 AM
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Its really not that bad. I dont know why people are so scared of the extra RPM. IMO, its MUCH more enjoyable with the extra rpm because your car isnt a freakin slug in 5th gear...DO IT NOW!!!
 
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Old 11-23-2006, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by TClark22
and lance...i dont think we can compare to what rpms your at because of u having a 6th gear...lucky bastard
yo T,

compareable - he still had his gt when this thread was made..hahahha..look at the dates
not compareable - he has a 5 speed and you guys have autos
haha..
 
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Old 11-23-2006, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by madmatt
Its really not that bad. I dont know why people are so scared of the extra RPM. IMO, its MUCH more enjoyable with the extra rpm because your car isnt a freakin slug in 5th gear...DO IT NOW!!!
exactly...4th gear @ 40-45 mph sux w/ stock gearing for me..
 
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Old 12-04-2006, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by whitethunder46
well im an auto so at 80 in 4th I may be like 2.6K rpm
I'm at about 2,900 ish at 80 mph. I'm a auto with 4.10 gears. Don't be a baby and just get them. I travel 100 miles a week on the highway if not more.
 
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Old 12-04-2006, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Icefreezen
I'm at about 2,900 ish at 80 mph. I'm a auto with 4.10 gears. Don't be a baby and just get them. I travel 100 miles a week on the highway if not more.
Same here, I'm at about 2600 at 70 mph 2900 at 80 mph. Just put cruise on 70-75 mph and everything is fine.
 
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Old 12-04-2006, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Lances03SVT
The higher RPM's are not that bad.At 80 I'm at 2.7/2.8 in 5th gear on the highway.
and you still have one more gear left
 
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Old 12-04-2006, 10:15 PM
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Same here, I'm at about 2600 at 70 mph 2900 at 80 mph. Just put cruise on 70-75 mph and everything is fine.
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Old 12-05-2006, 03:33 PM
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thats what i was thinking......(cou ghfre ecoug hpo stco ugh)
 
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Old 12-06-2006, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by whitethunder46
well im an auto so at 80 in 4th I may be like 2.6K rpm
umm no more like 3k rpms. thats what my car pulls between 80-85.

i just set cruise control at 2500 rpms and thats about 75 mph

the car is more quiet at 3k rpms anyways. i hate the drone at 2-2.2k rpms. 2500 and up nice and docile
 
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