Differential gearing gen 2???

[XSnake]

And I will say it again, on the Gen II, 3:55 is the way to go. Yes you can go taller as some people do but that seems pretty intense to me. I think 3:55 is the sweet spot. I wouldn't do 3:33 unless you were SuperCharging and if you are gonna do 3:45, just do the 3:55s instead. It will get you more oomph and only cost you a few RPMs.

Tracked my built Gen 2 on the 3.45 for years. Never had any issues. All depends on what you can find out there. 3.33 is no longer an option unless someone starts making them again. The others can be found as they were ratio's on C4 corvettes.

[ultradriver10000]

I love my 3:73, but I run a taller rear tire....345/30/19 or 345/40/17 so it feels less.

[Sybil TF]

. Yes you can go taller as some people do but that seems pretty intense to me.

Yes but still cruises at a low RPM in 6th gear and takes like a rocket.

[Camfab]

I have 3:73's and she is still slow! lol Feels way better then the 3:07s though.

Clearly gears aren't your problem. That car needs some HP, ouch! I remember when a Gen II was actually considered a threat.

[ultradriver10000]

She is slow but she still gets all the looks. Houston has lots of fast cars, if I want to go fast I drive my Corvette haha!

[Lemur]

She is slow but she still gets all the looks. Houston, small town in mexico, has lots of fast cars, if I want to go fast I drive my Corvette haha!

I corrected you

[2001gts]

Just don't see why people swap from stock 3.07's to anything less than 3.42's, really that's only a 11% increase.

Also people say 3.55's are the best gear and use the comment of its the stock for the Gen4.
Well the Gen4 also has more power and torque and a higher 6th gear ratio, so that's not a fair comparison Gen2 is a different car and works more off torque.

I put in 3.73's with 19's in the back on a Gen2, totally changed the car. For the better? not sure...

Here is why and my thoughts;
Before the car had a really strong 1st and 2nd, this took the car to greater than legal speeds in no time.
Now in first, the gear is really gone before you know it and have to grab second quick. Then and second doesn't last long either.
But now I'm shifting 3rd and the car is pulling 3nd gear like it use to pull 1st and 2nd but at higher speeds.


To me it gives to following "feeling"
With the 3.07's the car had a great two gear pull (1st and 2nd) out to 80ish, and you could push 3rd of course but the car was settling down.
Now the 0 to 40ish is gone in first before you know it but the car doesn't feel... fast yet. But then car really likes 50 to 100+ in a 2nd 3rd gear pull. Car pulls all the way through 3rd quick and makes you want to grab another gear.

[Sybil TF]

Just don't see why people swap from stock 3.07's to anything less than 3.42's, really that's only a 11% increase.

From what I gather from the forums boosted cars need the 3.07's to plant the power and track cars benefit from less shifting and more top speed. For me a 3.07 viper felt like a dog compared to my 3.73 96 GTS. Mine is for the street and posing so I wouldn't want anything less

[Hartsnet]

If you are still deciding on gear changes, I can give you another good reason for the 3.55's. I have an expensive (about $800 to replace) dual clutch assy in my 2000 GTS and lots of mods for higher performance. I changed to 3.55's to fight bucking issues by changing the rpm's when cruising or street driving and getting out critical rpm range. The real benefit to me for 3.55 gears however, was increase low rpm torque which make launches much easier on the clutches.

Thanks

[Vprbite]

If you are still deciding on gear changes, I can give you another good reason for the 3.55's. I have an expensive (about $800 to replace) dual clutch assy in my 2000 GTS and lots of mods for higher performance. I changed to 3.55's to fight bucking issues by changing the rpm's when cruising or street driving and getting out critical rpm range. The real benefit to me for 3.55 gears however, was increase low rpm torque which make launches much easier on the clutches.

Thanks

I could see this being the case. I had 3.55s in my 02 and this makes sense. My current one has more power than the 02 but yeah it was easier to take off from a light without throttle and such. My only concern with 3.55s now is rowing through gears on a track. I would say though as far as fun around town there is no better and more fun mod and bang for the buck than the 3.55s.

[Dan Cragin]

For those interested, it looks like we will have a bunch of ratio choices in a couple weeks.

2.73
3.21
3.33
3.45
3.61
3.73
3.91
4.11
4.56

Really exciting as many of these ratios have not been available for some time.

[Vprbite]

Aren't the FI guys dying for 3.33s?

[LATAMUD]

Oh, 3.21 would be nice.

[Vprbite]

Oh, 3.21 would be nice.

For the track? Are you thinking it wouod have a little more oomph than stock but not have to row through gears as much as 3.55s? I can't say as I have ever known anyone to do 3.21s. The FI guys loved the 33s and of course 55s are popular, never heard of .21s myself though.

[LATAMUD]

For the track? Are you thinking it wouod have a little more oomph than stock but not have to row through gears as much as 3.55s? I can't say as I have ever known anyone to do 3.21s. The FI guys loved the 33s and of course 55s are popular, never heard of .21s myself though.

I'm expecting to be near 1000 whp, any gear is going to have traction issues. I still want to opentrack the car.

[Vprbite]

I'm expecting to be near 1000 whp, any gear is going to have traction issues. I still want to opentrack the car.

That's a lot of power. Why not keep the stock ratio? (I'm not being a smartass. I am honestly asking as I am curious.)

[LATAMUD]

That's a lot of power. Why not keep the stock ratio? (I'm not being a smartass. I am honestly asking as I am curious.)

I need a new rear end, half shafts anyways. Now would be the time to swap in a little more gear that is still manageable with the FI, also can keep most of the top end for 1/2, and mile events if I want to. I'd like to break 200mph. I have the 2010 5th gear and plan a .63 6th gear eventually.

[Vprbite]

Ok that's pretty much what I thought. Of at least. I had an inkling it was somethimg like that. That's great to have choices again. People can really run the exact setup they want for exactly what they want it for.