4:10's????

60sec_assassin

60sec_assassin

SLOWER than few...FASTER than most!
will 4:10's actually hurt the mm top end performance and gas mileage?? i just wanted to ask some people who had them already to see if they are worth putting in...:cool:
 
Gear & Tune

Thier worth it:D :twocents: With a good tune to correct the speedo and shifting The small mileage drop you will see is mostly from the added :burnout:

Bradley G
 
When I was following the Teamropes back to Marauderville 2 in Indianapolis, my 4.10 equipped car averaged only half a mile per galon lower than their 3.55 equipped car.

Not too shabby, I'd say.
 
^^^what Rider90 said^^^

Unless you have a place where you can legally and safely operate your vehicle at top speed, who cares? The improvement in overall driveability is worth it...
 
I have 4.10's with Dennis Reinhart tune. I get about the same around town, 13-14 MPG, but about 2 MPG less on the road, about 21 MPG instead of 23 MPG.

The driving around town is much more pleasurable, and seems to be easier on the heavy car. I do mostly in town driving. If one were to do mostly road trips, I would think I would stay with the 3.55's and a tune job too. The tune job will improve your mileage, but the gears will reduce the mileage.

I don't know when I would ever try out top end, I hope never, but I imagine top end would not be a concern for anyone except perhaps if one were driving in Germany.


John Cooper
Tuscaloosa, AL


60sec_assassin said:
will 4:10's actually hurt the mm top end performance and gas mileage?? i just wanted to ask some people who had them already to see if they are worth putting in...:cool:
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Bradley G said:
Yeah your right I can only get it to 138 :censor: ............;) :banana2:

Bradley G
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Divide that by two....and you get everyones Favorite Number....... :D :D :D
 
Fourth Horseman said:
When I was following the Teamropes back to Marauderville 2 in Indianapolis, my 4.10 equipped car averaged only half a mile per galon lower than their 3.55 equipped car.

Not too shabby, I'd say.
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And I can verify that. :) We have since swapped to 4.10's in our MM's. Seeing that sold me. THe milage dropped a little, but the SOTP performance gains were AWSOME!
 
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60sec_assassin said:
will 4:10's actually hurt the mm top end performance and gas mileage?? i just wanted to ask some people who had them already to see if they are worth putting in...:cool:
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I love mine. Top end and gas mileage don't matter to me at all. I got them when I got my superchip tunes from Alternative Auto. The car launches the way it should now. They make for a very different feel over stock IMO. Good luck with your choices.

-Mat
 
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60sec_assassin said:
will 4:10's actually hurt the mm top end performance and gas mileage?? i just wanted to ask some people who had them already to see if they are worth putting in...:cool:
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You don't say what it is that you want, will the 4:10's reduce gas mileage ? Yes. Do you care ?
Will the 4:10's reduce the top end ? Yes. Is the difference between 135 mph and 150 mph important to you ?

The only potential problem with the 4:10's is that you may encounter driveshaft vibration due to flexing at a lower speed than with the 3:55's, "if" this happened to you, it would take place at speeds over 100 mph, a Metal Matrix driveshaft would take care of that "potential" problem.:)
 
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I've been on the edge for two weeks, questioning if I should get them, I already have DR in my cell phone and atleast six times I have almost called him and told him to send em'.

The reason I am hesitant is because I think about what it will feel like flooring it from 60 or 70 MPH like I occasionally do on the highway to impress myself, and not getting much of a response, less of what there is now, and all I hear is a revving engine :alone:

So until I figure that part out, maybe ANOTHER couple weeks, I will keep my 3.55s
 
Rider90 said:
The reason I am hesitant is because I think about what it will feel like flooring it from 60 or 70 MPH like I occasionally do on the highway to impress myself, and not getting much of a response, less of what there is now, and all I hear is a revving engine
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Dude, that is absolutely NOT what happens...with 4.10s you still get plenty of oomph at 60 or 70...it's only when you get into the 100-110 range that there would be anything even remotely like you're describing...well, I'm only GUESSING there might be some effect at that speed, as I've never had my car to 110...but I haven't experienced any kind of power loss at any rational speed...
 
Well I had a CV with 3.08s and a CV with 3.55's

The 3.08s felt like a god on the highway, lower RPMS and flooring it from 70 was great in comparison to the 3.55s that just revved higher so thats what I am basing this on. If I am nuts, lets get enough people to share their stories :beer:
 
Rider90 said:
...... lets get enough people to share their stories
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That's what I am getting at here...hundreds of stories HAVE been shared.

I am sure I have said this before in atleast a dozen of those threads, but what the hey...this is the 19th post in the 35th thread regarding 4:10's and fuel/performance.... :shake:

....I guarantee that not only will I outrun your MM with 3:55 gears from a 70 mph hop, I'll do it to a 5.0 mustang as well. I have pulled WOT to 128 +/- in 3rd gear with 4:10's and shifted to OD and went on to over 145 mph....

THIS THREAD - READ BEFORE YOU POST needs to be on the homepage in BOLD letters.
 
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....I guarantee that not only will I outrun your MM with 3:55 gears from a 70 mph hop, I'll do it to a 5.0 mustang as well. I have pulled WOT to 128 +/- in 3rd gear with 4:10's and shifted to OD and went on to over 145 mph....
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You have much more power than I do, I never doubted that. But I get your point.
 
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