Bye bye long gears!
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, too happy!!!!
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I am expecting -1.5s from 0 to 200 (0-125 MPH) .
It is only 3.15, so -7% compared to the stock 2.93. Not so much someone could say, but I need the car to travel at high speeds .
It will be like to gain 25 HP, I think .
It was more than a year that I want to make this mod!!
I will update you about the result
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I am expecting -1.5s from 0 to 200 (0-125 MPH) .
It is only 3.15, so -7% compared to the stock 2.93. Not so much someone could say, but I need the car to travel at high speeds .
It will be like to gain 25 HP, I think .
It was more than a year that I want to make this mod!!
I will update you about the result
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Originally Posted by AlexFW' post='497690' date='Nov 22 2007, 06:36 AM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, too happy!!!!
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I am expecting -1.5s from 0 to 200 (0-125 MPH) .
It is only 3.15, so -7% compared to the stock 2.93. Not so much someone could say, but I need the car to travel at high speeds .
It will be like to gain 25 HP, I think .
It was more than a year that I want to make this mod!!
I will update you about the result![Smile](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/smile.gif)
Congrats alex
Did you just do a ring and pinion swap. If so, where did you find the parts. Dinan for example swaps out the entire dif.
I understand your desire for high end speed but I think you could have gone a little shorter (for mor grunt) and not compromise top end.
al
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I am expecting -1.5s from 0 to 200 (0-125 MPH) .
It is only 3.15, so -7% compared to the stock 2.93. Not so much someone could say, but I need the car to travel at high speeds .
It will be like to gain 25 HP, I think .
It was more than a year that I want to make this mod!!
I will update you about the result
![Smile](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/smile.gif)
Congrats alex
Did you just do a ring and pinion swap. If so, where did you find the parts. Dinan for example swaps out the entire dif.
I understand your desire for high end speed but I think you could have gone a little shorter (for mor grunt) and not compromise top end.
al
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Congrats alex
Did you just do a ring and pinion swap. If so, where did you find the parts. Dinan for example swaps out the entire dif.
Did you just do a ring and pinion swap. If so, where did you find the parts. Dinan for example swaps out the entire dif.
I understand your desire for high end speed but I think you could have gone a little shorter (for mor grunt) and not compromise top end.
al
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With -15% (3.38) you would obtain a good acceleration, but it is very unconfortable at 100 MPH on the highway .
Are you the next, Al ?
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Nice Alex - good balance of ratio chosen for your situation.
who supplied the parts/who did the job ?
who supplied the parts/who did the job ?
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Originally Posted by Russ1974' post='497732' date='Nov 22 2007, 04:23 PM
Cool ! Soon it will nearly be as fast as my diesel. (Kidding!!!
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Just kidding, exactly .
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Originally Posted by andy545' post='497780' date='Nov 22 2007, 06:36 PM
Nice Alex - good balance of ratio chosen for your situation.
who supplied the parts/who did the job ?
The best thing to do is decide which ratio you want and then mail all these suppliers asking for the price
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Who did the job .. Parts arrived this morning . I scheduled the job for the first days of December .
Will see .
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Originally Posted by AlexFW' post='497806' date='Nov 22 2007, 08:24 PM
Just kidding, exactly .
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Congrats! your car will accelerate at least 7% faster with this kit
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Originally Posted by nicke60gre' post='497844' date='Nov 22 2007, 08:53 PM
Haha, Alex I have 3.38 stock and I'm not kidding
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Congrats! your car will accelerate at least 7% faster with this kit
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Ahahahah
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