2003-04 Mach 1 Registry Owners Club - View Single Post - Gears

jwg · 09-03-2009, 05:25 PM

ok so ive read alot of what you guys know bout gears, and it seams to make since and there is a wealth of knowledge in these threads. My question is, would using a tall gear such as (3.08) be outa the question? my situation is that im very close to the end of the 1/8th n still have to shift to 3rd. would the 3.08 kill everything n have me slower, or would it help out. a friend had a 89 lx 5.0 with few bolt-ons and 3.08's n he could get a 14.00 in the 1/4 at just over 100mph. then drive home getting 26-27mpg. im sure not wanting 14.00 outa my car but i figure the mach is a better car than the 89 lx so if finishing the track with less shifts gets it down the track wth. what do you guys think?

09-03-2009, 05:25 PM	#74
jwg Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: ft worth Posts: 19	Re: Gears - to answer the questions once and for all ok so ive read alot of what you guys know bout gears, and it seams to make since and there is a wealth of knowledge in these threads. My question is, would using a tall gear such as (3.08) be outa the question? my situation is that im very close to the end of the 1/8th n still have to shift to 3rd. would the 3.08 kill everything n have me slower, or would it help out. a friend had a 89 lx 5.0 with few bolt-ons and 3.08's n he could get a 14.00 in the 1/4 at just over 100mph. then drive home getting 26-27mpg. im sure not wanting 14.00 outa my car but i figure the mach is a better car than the 89 lx so if finishing the track with less shifts gets it down the track wth. what do you guys think?