I'd like to swap my rear end for a more efficient one.
04-27-2004, 11:46 AM
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The guys in Van Nuys are a little sketchy if you ask me.
About the gearing, you are wrong idiot!
On a car with a 3.46, the 3-4 shift is about 95mph. You are getting confused, the terminal speed of 4th gear (i.e. 1:1) is about 130mph. I think a 3.46 in a C32 would be too aggressive (first gear would be a pointless exercise in tire destruction), I would go with a 3.27 first w/an LSD.
04-27-2004, 12:55 PM
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2002 C32 Black/Charcoal
So I take it from what you are telling me that I cannot just get a $299.00 set of gears, jack the beast up, turn a couple of bolts, and swap them in? Is it really a $5K project to do it right? I had no idea. If this is the case, not a gonna happen.
04-27-2004, 01:03 PM
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I did the MKB 3.07 differential on my W208 CLK. It costs about $3,500 and efinitely requires some expertise with ECU tuning. It was fine before I got the Kleemann SC, however, once I got SC, it was occasionally bouncing off the rev limiter in 1st and 2nd gear. We are considering going back to a stock differential for the 6.3 liter conversion. Personally, on a C32, I would spend my money on getting more power, not swapping the differential.
04-27-2004, 05:11 PM
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easy there borris...
Originally posted by schwarzwagen
LOL.... that was fun wasn't it. How about the steering gear they couldn't center properly, that I fixed in two seconds?
About the gearing, you are wrong idiot! On a car with a 3.46, the 3-4 shift is about 95mph. You are getting confused, the terminal speed of 4th gear (i.e. 1:1) is about 130mph. I think a 3.46 in a C32 would be too aggressive (first gear would be a pointless exercise in tire destruction), I would go with a 3.27 first w/an LSD.
LOL.... that was fun wasn't it. How about the steering gear they couldn't center properly, that I fixed in two seconds?
About the gearing, you are wrong idiot!
On a car with a 3.46, the 3-4 shift is about 95mph. You are getting confused, the terminal speed of 4th gear (i.e. 1:1) is about 130mph. I think a 3.46 in a C32 would be too aggressive (first gear would be a pointless exercise in tire destruction), I would go with a 3.27 first w/an LSD.
but no worries friend!There is a small difference but my quote of 120 is clearly a bit off! And yes your gearing is very very short. Got to love 4k rpm at 80 mph on the freeway! You need a 6.0L Hammer motor with your 3.46!
C32 is fine with its 3.06...a 3.27 would be nice but not for 5k
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