07-17-2013, 06:22 PM | #1 |
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3.91s in an a6 ss
I was wondering how well the 3.91s from the 1le would perform if I put them in my ss. Thanks for the input
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07-17-2013, 06:28 PM | #2 |
Traction will be an issue.
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07-17-2013, 07:11 PM | #3 |
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07-17-2013, 08:16 PM | #4 |
1st gear will be very steep. 2nd gear will start getting good.
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07-17-2013, 08:17 PM | #5 |
Also if you start adding power to the car it will get worse.
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07-17-2013, 08:20 PM | #6 |
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I would imagine a good set of tires and a good tune would put you in the green. I don't think it would be much different than say 18" tires but that's just a guess.
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07-17-2013, 11:54 PM | #9 |
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You should read the sticky "rear end gears 101." I think your 1st gear would be wasted. The auto SS should go with 3.73. I wouldn't experiment with anything higher given the expense of this modification, because it will be just as expensive to undo it.
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07-18-2013, 12:34 AM | #10 |
07-18-2013, 09:47 AM | #11 |
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I changed out my diff to 3.91's and holy sh!t did it make a huge difference. The driving band is so much better in all gears and it pulls like a raped ape! Best mod I ever did so far....my gas mileage has not suffered a bit...
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07-18-2013, 12:21 PM | #12 |
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Good to know! How about your tune? Do you have a thread on your experience specifically? I'd like to see the whole process to learn how/what to do/not to do. Thanks!
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07-18-2013, 12:35 PM | #13 |
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They'll be hard to hook WOT in 1st and maybe 2nd on street tires, but I woudn't mind more gear when I'm cruising at 50-60mph. Going WOT then is not always impressive.
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07-18-2013, 12:40 PM | #14 |
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he has a LS3 M6 according to his info on the left. Thats different then an A6
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