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Old 07-07-2011, 10:58 PM
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I have an 06 z71 with 39.5 irok swampers. Stock motor and tranny. 3.73 gears. It is my daily driver and i drive 20 miles each way to work a day. Looking for something to give me more low end torque. I don't want to put a stall in it or go over 4.10 gears in it. Any help is appreciated. it already has a CAI and exhaust also.
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Something similar to a comp cams XR259HR. With those tall tires, I think anything much bigger and you'd start to notice low end loss.
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WTF!!!
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Is this a joke? Gotta be...
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Originally Posted by Beatdown Z
Is this a joke? Gotta be...
I meant more low end loss than he's already lost. I think he's serious... to each their own.
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not a joke. Just looking for some help.
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Sounds like you don't want to hear this, but you're definitely going to need more gear than 4.10's with tires that tall. If you do the math, in the end your effective gear ratio will be miniscule. I'd also consider a cam like what I'm running, with maybe a mild 2600 converter like a Circle-D 278mm
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Thanks for the suggestions. your right not what i wanted to hear but if that's what it takes to get the job done then i am willing to do it.
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5.13 gear with those tires
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dood i bet that trucks feels like **** with 3.73s... i would add some 5.13s or 4.88s at minimum...then maybe a 2600 verter with a 212/218 cam..


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