Re: Taller gears, help
Originally Posted by stryfox
I think this would be the single best upgrade for street driving next to forced induction, i don't have 11k for a kleenman.
Actually pretty far from it. I am no where near a pro in car modding but working on some of the vehicles from the years you listed in the past and some more current projects, can say things like ring and pinion gear changes work wonders on cars that came with awful (i.e. purely emission-minded) gearing from the factory but is for the most part "fine-tuning" on everything else.
Not only will you be giving more donations to your local gas station on a more freq. schedule, you will gain a "this gets really old really fast" droning sound coming from your car on long periods of highway driving.
While I think your intentions are great, my 2 cents and experience would tell you to begin with a car that has more potential.
While I do not want to restart the old topic of "well with 10k I could get super mod A. that would give me 1000 more hp" rubbish...I will say if you like the crossfire, look for a good deal on an SRT-6 then start your modding quest. Just off the top of my head and to give you a general example of what I mean...you can get a solid 325ish (dyno) or more hp from an ECU upgrade and a $250 SL air intake upgrade from an SRT-6. Both of these mods are very hard for the dealer to find (the SL full intake is basically a bolt and looks almost identical to the stock SRT-6's just bigger) so this also means the full warranty is still intact.
The warranty issue is also an area that some of the "weekend modders" like to say they don't care about but I can almost guarantee they would change their tune when they would see the total cost from a parts and labor bill for one of our engine overhauls.
Just some food for thought...
Last edited by respdoc; Aug 15, 2005 at 03:10 AM.