4.10 gears

**WS6S** · 01-13-2010, 12:17 PM

put some 4.10,s in my 2001 ws6 yesterday,man did i have sum fun today !

**Wesman** · 01-13-2010, 12:34 PM

Yea they really wake it up from lower speeds.

Downside is you end up shifting constantly, especially around town. And of course you run more RPM's on the highway.

**Hi-Po** · 01-13-2010, 01:18 PM

Those should be obvious expectations. A few hundred more RPM's on the highway is next to nothing.

OP, glad you liked the gear change. Hope the 10 bolt stays together for you.

**WS6S** · 01-13-2010, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by Wesman

Yea they really wake it up from lower speeds.

Downside is you end up shifting constantly, especially around town. And of course you run more RPM's on the highway.

thats why we have 6 speeds to shift em,waiting for my ls7 clutch to show up then ill really see what she does.

**Wesman** · 01-13-2010, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by WS6S

thats why we have 6 speeds to shift em,waiting for my ls7 clutch to show up then ill really see what she does.

I have 4.10's, still too many RPM's on the highway for my preference, and way too much shifting in normal driving. I'd go back to 3.42's in a heartbeat if I went with F/I.

**WS6S** · 01-17-2010, 07:15 AM

Originally Posted by Wesman

I have 4.10's, still too many RPM's on the highway for my preference, and way too much shifting in normal driving. I'd go back to 3.42's in a heartbeat if I went with F/I.

i have to disagree with you wes,i think its the perfect combination on a 6 spd car but i have not drove one with 373 gearing or 342,s.all i know is the car is really really responsive now.i drove it 165 miles a few days ago and besides all the noises in the car it was a nice smooth drive.at one point i was in the 80-90 range and rpm,s were not that high and had plenty left.then i got back home and drove my automatic and man what a difference in response and my auto is pretty beefed up.just not the same drive as a 6 speed 410 car..

**Wesman** · 01-18-2010, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by WS6S

i have to disagree with you wes,i think its the perfect combination on a 6 spd car but i have not drove one with 373 gearing or 342,s.all i know is the car is really really responsive now.i drove it 165 miles a few days ago and besides all the noises in the car it was a nice smooth drive.at one point i was in the 80-90 range and rpm,s were not that high and had plenty left.then i got back home and drove my automatic and man what a difference in response and my auto is pretty beefed up.just not the same drive as a 6 speed 410 car..

I'm not saying its a bad combo, you're definitely right, it really wakes the car up. However, as I said, its still a lot of gear for daily driving. I'm in 5th by 35MPH if I'm just cruising, thats pretty short gears.

**Hi-Po** · 01-18-2010, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by Wesman

I'm not saying its a bad combo, you're definitely right, it really wakes the car up. However, as I said, its still a lot of gear for daily driving. I'm in 5th by 35MPH if I'm just cruising, thats pretty short gears.

Wow, I can honestly say I have never, ever been in 5th gear at 35 MPH. I don't think that is the "norm" for most 4.10 users.

**bbadassta96** · 01-18-2010, 10:10 PM

im installing a set in my 02 SS right now. I installed 3.73 in my 96 6 speed and it did help it out but i never got had to use 6th gear in town with them either havent driven with the 4.10s yet though cant wait to fell the defrience

**Too Fast** · 01-19-2010, 04:27 AM

Originally Posted by Wesman

I'm not saying its a bad combo, you're definitely right, it really wakes the car up. However, as I said, its still a lot of gear for daily driving. I'm in 5th by 35MPH if I'm just cruising, thats pretty short gears.

Originally Posted by Hi-Po

Wow, I can honestly say I have never, ever been in 5th gear at 35 MPH. I don't think that is the "norm" for most 4.10 users.

Wow. I use 5th all the time, even down below 30 MPH. Won't hurt anything except throttle response. If you look at the RPM when the skip shift forces the car into 4th, it's around 800 RPM into 4th at ~18 MPH! I just ease on the gas when the RPM is that low, whatever the gear I'm in.

I have the stock 3.42 gears, would like 4.10s, glad the OP is happy, makes me want them even more.

**WS6S** · 01-19-2010, 04:03 PM

all i know is the 4.10,s make it a lot more fun to drive.my son took the 6 speed / 4.10 car today and came home and said he wants to sell his 02 ws6 auto to get a 6 spd car.

**TRANS-DAD** · 02-10-2010, 04:40 AM

Yeah I'm runnin 4.10's in my vert & you do shift a little more but it's not my DD so when I get in it I wanna shift!! lol!!..........but on the top I'm only runnin 1900rpm's @ 70mph!..
hell I can still push the speedo needle way past 150 mark on guage!!!!(plenty fast in a F-body)

**blackSS01** · 02-10-2010, 05:04 AM

After a Z06 MAF/New lid/Dyno tune....this is by far my next mod

**WS6S** · 02-10-2010, 12:29 PM

i had my speedo up to, well lets just say it was up there.no problemo with top speed.

**Too Fast** · 02-11-2010, 02:27 AM

Hey, with 4.10s maybe we can use 6th gear to really see what the top speed is. 1900 at 70 (vs. 1550 stock) equals 3800 @ 140 MPH, the RPM where the engine starts to make some HP. I've been 142 in 5th, on some non-disclosed test track, briefly.

**karpetcm** · 02-11-2010, 06:08 AM

I have to agree as well im in 5th gear at 35mph when cruising. I love my 4.10's for a car that just has regular bolt ons it really wakes it up. Im not sure if its a great idea once i install nitrous, lol.

**TRANS-DAD** · 02-11-2010, 06:43 AM

Yeah!.....I've thought that too!, rite now car made 399hp-379tq & 4.10's feel perfect! if I were to go FI or spray 150 shot I'ed prob. drop back to 3.73