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Originally Posted by VADER SS L99
I would pass on the gears if it were me. I would use that money towards better axles or stronger clutch or bigger wheels with stickier tires. Suspension parts are a really really good idea. The brake upgrade is also a good idea. The supercharger that you went with makes sooo much low end torque I just dont see how gears would help. I also have a hard time puting anything in my car that is not at least as strong as the stock pieces and most of the aftermarket gears out right now are weaker units. Just my .02
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My gear swap panned out EXACTLY as you describe. My car is a vette, but I think there are parallels. When my car was cam and bolt ons, I changed from stock 3.42's to 4.10's. Great mod with the cam. Then came the TVS charger. Unable to use the first three gears at full throttle with the TVS. During a differential lube change, noticed "glitter" floating in the oil. The aftermarket gear set was coming apart. Shoot. I found a stock Z06 diff (back to 3.42 gears) at a reasonable cost and did the swap. With a stickier set of tires, I now hook most of 2nd and all of 3rd. I think the car is as quick or quicker and I get about 1 to 1.5mpg better too. At the drag strip, I won't have to shift into 5th before the lites. 4.10's were overkill with the 'charger.....and they lasted less the 15K miles.