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Old 09-04-2007, 09:55 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Bandit View Post
Gains in the 1/4 mile will be min, trap speed should increase about 4-5mph. Launching will be much different, make sure you use a sticky tire because any traction you had will now be gone. It will wake the car up and passing will feel so much better. 3.73 should of been the stock gearing for the car but I see why they lowered the gearing because of gas mileage.

You may need to do some top end mods since the LT1 is a low end tq machine.
Bandit,

2.73 or 3.23 are the only stock gear ratios available for an auto. I believe '85 was the last year for 3.73's, and '86 was the last year for gear ratios over 3.42...
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