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B4C
12-12-2009, 11:18 PM
What rpm's are you turning in 6th gear at highway cruising speeds with 4.11's and also did you notice a decrease in gas mileage??

wretched73
12-12-2009, 11:27 PM
there are ratio calculators out there, try searching, i thought i had them bookmarked but i guess not

NJ Torque
12-12-2009, 11:28 PM
With a 26" tall tire(stock sized) ~2700 RPM.

Anti_Rice_Guy
12-13-2009, 12:39 AM
With a 26" tall tire(stock sized) ~2700 RPM.

He has a manual, not an auto. It tames it to like 2k rpm at 65-70 mph in 6th. Daskinnyguy just put 4.11s in and went from averaging 30 to like 27 mpg highway

alamantia
12-13-2009, 06:05 AM
What rpm's are you turning in 6th gear at highway cruising speeds with 4.11's and also did you notice a decrease in gas mileage?? to get the Rpm's go drive on the highway and use simple algebra, you have three known varibles and you want the 4th

Tru2Chevy
12-13-2009, 05:36 PM
With a 25.6" tire, 4.11 gears, 6th gear.....74mph @ 2,000rpm

http://www.f-body.org/gears/

- Justin

S.J.SLEEPER
12-13-2009, 06:31 PM
if I remember correctly, mine was @ 2300 rpms @ 75mph with 275/40/17's

B4C
12-13-2009, 07:01 PM
Ok thanks guys. sj sleeper I have the same tire. Moser 12 bolt coming
soon!!! Actually the rear came out of boostednsideways old car!

NJ Torque
12-13-2009, 07:59 PM
Ok thanks guys. sj sleeper I have the same tire. Moser 12 bolt coming
soon!!! Actually the rear came out of boostednsideways old car!
:banghead::banghead:

B4C
12-13-2009, 08:14 PM
Yeah I pulled up to the guys house and I was like damn look at that busted ass car looks like an effed up jigsaw puzzle, then I remembered it and it saw the dent. He bought it from boostednsideways

NJ Torque
12-13-2009, 08:52 PM
Is that the one in philly?

B4C
12-13-2009, 09:09 PM
Yeah igot the rear off tech just north of the city.