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BoneSS
03-17-2004, 04:34 AM
Should I consider 3:73's? I am considering a bigger cam w/S2 heads here this summer. I don't race the car, but like to cruise around. I have to drive 40-50 miles a day when I do drive the car round trip, so I would hate to kill the gas mileage, but the cam/heads setup is going to do that anyway. What kind of feel would the car have with them compared to the 323 it has now? Thanks!
DaveX
03-17-2004, 05:47 AM
If you do alot of street driving that also includes highway I wouldn't go any lower than 3.42's since your an A4. With 3.23's already I wouldn't mess with it but you might consider a little higher stall instead.
BoneSS
03-17-2004, 12:15 PM
Thanks for the advice. Is it harder to hook on the streets with 373s also?
BAIN
03-17-2004, 05:11 PM
Yes it will be harder to hook on the street with 3.73 gears:cool:
jlayer
03-17-2004, 08:55 PM
Hell its hard for me to hook up with just 2.73's on the street. :D

But I'm really thinking about going with 3.42's or 3.73's. Bad thing is that I want best of both worlds. 3.42's for gas mileage and 3.73's for acceleration. A lot are saying that the 3.42's would be a better choice for my application which is pretty close to yours.
BoneSS
03-18-2004, 12:04 AM
I don't think I would go to the trouble of going from 323 to 342, but I would certainly go from 273 to at least 342. No disrespect. I guess I need to see how much the guy who is going to install my h/c setup would charge also:) You might be on your way to low 12's high 11's with that setup...
jlayer
03-18-2004, 12:12 AM
That's what I'm shooting for. :cool:
SteveC
03-18-2004, 01:27 PM
I have 3.73 coupled to a Y3000 2.0 STR (rather mild) converter, and I do not have many problems hooking up with street tires.

I have a full rear suspension upgrade using all BMR parts coupled with the RKSport solid front & rear sway bars, and SLP sub frame connectors, with stock springs and shocks.

SteveC :)
BoneSS
03-18-2004, 01:56 PM
How's your mileage? Sounds like a great setup!
SteveC
03-23-2004, 04:01 PM
Originally posted by BoneSS
How's your mileage? Sounds like a great setup!

My milage has dropped from 21 MPG (stock converter) to 19.5 MPG with the Yank TC, HOWEVER, I will gladly give up some gas milage, for the performance gain. The vehicle is alot more responsive and fun to drive.

SteveC :)