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Originally Posted by Dynomite
You traded wheel spin for wheel torque........same horsepower. Your wheel spin dropped 18%...the guy you were racing just out ran you 
18% more torque to the rear wheels at all engine rpm is a true statement. The wheel spin drop at all engine rpm was not mentioned  |
So, in reality, an identical car with 4.10 vs 3.45 gears does not necessarily accelerate quicker or harder...it actually accomplishes exactly the same thing, only requiring more engine RPM to do so? Honestly, not trying to be a smartazz here, just trying to understand. Has anybody ever timed a car to 60 or through the 1/4 before and after such a switch? I'd be interested to know because the car doesn't really "feel" any quicker. It definitely revs FASTER but doesn't feel quicker and most surprisingly, doesn't seem to spin the tires more easily. I was hoping to burn those masquerading-as-a-315 Sumitomos to the ground with one burnout!
I've gotten a little more used to it over the weekend and frankly, I sort of like the new "personality" of the car. The upper gears are more usable and the car moves away from a stop more easily, which is great. Again, this has to do with having unrealistic expections, more than anything else. Overall, I'm more surprised with the result than disappointed.