I didn't quite say that. There are other things that can be done to the car that will result in better performance for less money.
One of them being actually changing the rear end gear. Which will tend to help mileage anyways depending on your driving environment and how extreme you go with the gears, and give you better acceleration EVERYWHERE!
An HO conversion usually costs about the same as the wide-ratio, and will usually yield the same or better mileage, and give you better acceleration EVERYWHERE!
It's an expensive upgrade, and you only realize the performance gain in less than 5% of your driving, since it's mostly 1st gear. It's nice, don't get me wrong, but a nice shift kit and a rebuilt, and put the money towards some more cost effecting upgrades would be the route that I would take. When I did the wide ration, I already had an HO, LSD, and 3.55 gears, so it was the logical next step......though I did end up putting a 5 speed in it within 12 months.
One of them being actually changing the rear end gear. Which will tend to help mileage anyways depending on your driving environment and how extreme you go with the gears, and give you better acceleration EVERYWHERE!
An HO conversion usually costs about the same as the wide-ratio, and will usually yield the same or better mileage, and give you better acceleration EVERYWHERE!
It's an expensive upgrade, and you only realize the performance gain in less than 5% of your driving, since it's mostly 1st gear. It's nice, don't get me wrong, but a nice shift kit and a rebuilt, and put the money towards some more cost effecting upgrades would be the route that I would take. When I did the wide ration, I already had an HO, LSD, and 3.55 gears, so it was the logical next step......though I did end up putting a 5 speed in it within 12 months.
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