4.77 1/4 times?
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4.77 1/4 times?
So I'm sure this has been talked about before, but the site won't let you use characters like . or / in your search... which made finding this information almost impossible.
In 5th gear you'd top out at around 106mph... I assume you wouldn't need the 6th gear shift to get through the quarter. If this is the case, shouldn't the 4.77s make a HUGE difference in 1/4 times? Does anyone have runs with these gears?
Looks like I'm picking up a set tonight, so I'm just curious.
In 5th gear you'd top out at around 106mph... I assume you wouldn't need the 6th gear shift to get through the quarter. If this is the case, shouldn't the 4.77s make a HUGE difference in 1/4 times? Does anyone have runs with these gears?
Looks like I'm picking up a set tonight, so I'm just curious.
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This has been covered in some threads, basically if you have a stock or lightly-modded car (like yours) the 4.77s are just as fast as the 4.57s in the quarter, b/c with the 4.57s you do not need to make the 4-5 shift as you do with the 4.77s, I think 4th with the 4.57s tops out at about 104 (not sure, don't quote me on that last part though). Either way you should be somewhere around 13.4-13.5 in the quarter, which is no slouch for a car that's "not a drag car" 
Once you start trapping at over about 107-109, the 4.77s might make a difference, maybe ask in the Forced Induction forum as those guys have the power to drop into the 12s, some much deeper than that.
Once you start trapping at over about 107-109, the 4.77s might make a difference, maybe ask in the Forced Induction forum as those guys have the power to drop into the 12s, some much deeper than that.
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Originally Posted by OCMusicJunkie,Jan 17 2007, 06:05 PM
So I'm sure this has been talked about before, but the site won't let you use characters like . or / in your search... which made finding this information almost impossible.
In 5th gear you'd top out at around 106mph... I assume you wouldn't need the 6th gear shift to get through the quarter. If this is the case, shouldn't the 4.77s make a HUGE difference in 1/4 times? Does anyone have runs with these gears?
Looks like I'm picking up a set tonight, so I'm just curious.
In 5th gear you'd top out at around 106mph... I assume you wouldn't need the 6th gear shift to get through the quarter. If this is the case, shouldn't the 4.77s make a HUGE difference in 1/4 times? Does anyone have runs with these gears?
Looks like I'm picking up a set tonight, so I'm just curious.
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Originally Posted by trivium,Jan 18 2007, 12:32 AM
I HIGHLY doubt that an s2000 can lose half a second in the quarter mile by changing from the stock gear ratio to the 4.77's. I will only believe it once I see back-to-back testing on the same care and same track.
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Originally Posted by Silver9k,Jan 18 2007, 11:32 AM
^.2 to .3 seconds....ha Sure SOME S2k owners have managed to go 13.8 or so stock. The AVERAGE time for an S2000 in the 1/4 is 14.0
So yes ~ 1/2 second
So yes ~ 1/2 second
However, he asked what he could get in the 1/4 mile and the answer is still ~13.5 or so.
So no... .2-.3 seconds
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Originally Posted by Spec_Ops2087,Jan 18 2007, 09:01 AM
In that case the average 1/4 time would be 13.8 or so...
However, he asked what he could get in the 1/4 mile and the answer is still ~13.5 or so.
So no... .2-.3 seconds
However, he asked what he could get in the 1/4 mile and the answer is still ~13.5 or so.
So no... .2-.3 seconds
14.0-13.5 = .5 which = 1/2 second