LS1TECH - View Single Post - Have 3:42 gears thinking of going to 3:90 need imput?

vettenuts · 12-04-2007, 05:55 PM

I went from 3.42's to 3.90's last spring. Over the summer with my Goodyear GS-D3's, they were hard to break loose from a roll. Now that its cold (car is away now) they break loose easily in 1st and 2nd. I have 396 hp. In the spring I am doing new heads and a different cam so I am sure that breaking them loose in hot weather will not be an issue. The only thing I can add is I wish I put them in a long time ago. 6th gear on the highway is much better, 3rd gear will pin you in the seat, 2nd gear is holy crap time and 1st is usually when the wife begins the scream. She is usually out of breath by third though

12-04-2007, 05:55 PM	#15
vettenuts TECH Senior Member Trader Rating: 4 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Little Rhody Posts: 5,173	I went from 3.42's to 3.90's last spring. Over the summer with my Goodyear GS-D3's, they were hard to break loose from a roll. Now that its cold (car is away now) they break loose easily in 1st and 2nd. I have 396 hp. In the spring I am doing new heads and a different cam so I am sure that breaking them loose in hot weather will not be an issue. The only thing I can add is I wish I put them in a long time ago. 6th gear on the highway is much better, 3rd gear will pin you in the seat, 2nd gear is holy crap time and 1st is usually when the wife begins the scream. She is usually out of breath by third though __________________ 02 Mag Red Vette Convertible Callaway Honker CAI, ATI Balancer, Cloyes IRL chain, GMPP dampener, AFR 205's, AFR 6016 cam, YT Rockers, QTP Headers, Morel lifters, Textralia X-Grip & DTE Stage IV 3.90's.