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Greetings everyone! I have a few quick questions that hopefully some of you can answer for me. First, how many more rpm's will I be turning at oh, say 60 after changing from 3.08s to 3.73s? Will the difference be consistent at all speeds? And also, how do I go about recalibrating the speedometer? I picked up a complete rear axle from a 94 Formula that's been freshened up and has 3.73s, and I'm thinking about throwing it under my 97 when I redo the suspension in a few weeks... thanks in advance for any help : )
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Oh hey I have an automatic, btw- sorry I forgot to mention that lol -
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And I misspelled gears 'cuz I have big thumbs and a small phone grr...Comment
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you will need to reprogram the pcm with a mail order tune or find someone with hptuners to program it for you.Comment
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Can I not have it done at a dealership?Comment
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the dealership thing was with a y87 vin as that had 3.42s if you had gone to 3.42s, with the 3.73s you will need the pcm tuned with hptuners or mail order.Comment
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Ok, I had read somewhere about the dealer using the VIN from a different car, but I wasn't sure whether or not their programming was limited to just factory ratios. I guess I will have to wait a little while to do the swap. Anyway, what about the rpm difference? I road trip this thing a LOT, so hopefully it won't kill my mileage too bad. I'm guessing about 4 or 500 more, but idk..Comment
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If your going to have the PCM tuned at the dealership you might as well buy your own HP Tuner's. They are prob going to charge an arm and a leg, couple of good mail-order tunes out there (pcmforless, zzperformance, texasspeed).Comment
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If you don't reprogram the PCM, you will need to calculate the individual speed values. I used a piece of masking tape with the new numbers until I got mine reprogrammed.Originally posted by 30thAnniversarySixer View Post
Your actual speed will be about 20% LOWER than indicated. For example, 70 on the gauge is actually about 56mph, 60 is 48, 50 is 40, 40 is 32, etc.
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Right- I'm not too worried about the speedo per se, I'm more concerned about it messing up the way the car shifts... too bad its not a 5 speedComment
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My cousin knows a guy that does HPtuner- he did her tahoe- sucks that he lives 3 hrs away, but I'm gonna get a hold of him and see if he has the program for my carComment
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You'll have some problems since your a auto, I would have your pcm tuned before hand so it doesn't break anything.08' L76 6.0L 4X4 Chevy EXT.Cab LTZ Vortec MAX with Snug top cover, Dynomax exhaust,Hptuners& K&N intake
96' Camaro M5 to A4 conversion, alot of mods . GT35R Turbo full suspension. Built engineComment
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