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Old 05-19-2014   #18
KILLSHOTS
 
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Default Re: 4.10 gears...not what I expected.

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Originally Posted by mike100 View Post
If you got 340 rwtq on a dyno in 4th gear you will still get 340rwtq in 4th gear, but at a different speed (lower). There is a trade off- obviously free power isn't created, it is just shifted around by moving the torque curve left or right with respect to rpm, speed, time etc.
But how does that square with having "18% more torque to the rear wheels at all engine rpm?" That statement tells me that if I was putting down 340 lb/ft at 4800 rpm with stock gears, then I'm now putting down 401.2 lb/ft at 4800 rpm. Am I oversimplifying or misunderstanding the statement?
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