What gear ratio's are people running with their set ups?
Gear Ratio's
- Thread starter C6Vette09
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Most gears we do are the 3:73 / 3:90 / 4:10 , with the 3:90 & 4:10 being the top sellers.
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interesting question... I'm running stock 3.42's and I seem to change gears VERY frequently.... damn... FOOT is on the FLOOR again!!! Honestly though... it seems wound tight enough for me anyhow and i wouldn't want to loose the gas mileage 
3:90's or 4:10's are on my wish list for this year
On my vette ,I run a 3:73 and have been very happy with them . I don't do much in the way of 1/4 mile but do alot of road tracks.
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3.73 here also, too tall a gear and you just smoke your tires up in 1st & 2nd.
That's why I figured the stock gear was ok for me... have to remember also that the z06 M12 tranny has tighter gearing compared to stock ration 6 speed too.
I guess you have to figure out what you want to do with the car, 1/4 mile racing, track events or just street cruising.
If I was going to race my car on the 1/4 all the time then would go with the 4.10's.
I dont plan on doing that, maybe some track driving and thats it, so just a bit higher was good enough for me.
Also saves a bit of gas on the hwy as I drive my car from Mar 20th till Nov and on the hwy a fair bit.
If you go 3.90 or higher you better get some extra wide and softer compound rubber on the road to hookup.
If I was going to race my car on the 1/4 all the time then would go with the 4.10's.
I dont plan on doing that, maybe some track driving and thats it, so just a bit higher was good enough for me.
Also saves a bit of gas on the hwy as I drive my car from Mar 20th till Nov and on the hwy a fair bit.
If you go 3.90 or higher you better get some extra wide and softer compound rubber on the road to hookup.
Great Thread! I've always wondered what the best gears are to run in my car...although it sounds more like there are different gears for different applications.
I agree Riley. There is no magic pill or "1 best gear in my opinion". For me, for now I like the 3.42 just fine. I suppose if I went with a VRX6 cam I would have thought about the gear but like Greg mentioned... Traction starts to become a rarity I would guess 
then again... Isn't that fun too??? 
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Yes at some point Traction Control becomes your best friend along with Active Handling, those both have saved me a few times.
