The install cost, depends on the shims. Rick's ship their gear kits with the shims that were the right size for a bench test. However, if they're not right for your diff, the complete shim kit from Honda costs around

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by bmarshall
The install cost, depends on the shims. Rick's ship their gear kits with the shims that were the right size for a bench test. However, if they're not right for your diff, the complete shim kit from Honda costs around

 

one thing i picked up from reading the yank threads on this, is that engine wear could possibly be increased, as you will be running at higher rpms for an equivalent speed with the new gearing...

dunno how significant this increase would be though...

 

It will cause LESS stress on the clutch. In fact, it will cause less stress on everything "upstream" of the rear diff.

You are partly correct ........ in theory. This is what I mean: Those who have "gears" (like myself) find ourselves driving in one gear higher during "normal, day to day" driving where we are not using top gear. So, in reality, for those of us who do this, we are actually running slightly less rpm than before at the same road speed. However, the big difference comes when travelling highway speeds in 6th gear. Yes, at those speeds, we would be revving up a bit higher (8% for 4.44's, about 16% for 4.77's) and thus the pistons travel that much extra distance than before the gear swap. Now, the big question is: If you drive your car mostly under such conditions, will it wear out 16% sooner? Since we do not know what the ultimate lifespan is of this engine, does it matter for most of us? 16% of 100,000 miles may be quite meaningful but would we care if it was 16% of 200,000 miles since not many of us will still be driving this car at that mileage?

 

ReedZ - who is "We" ? doesnt say which company you are

Thanks

 

Eagle

ReedZ works for Ricks Accessories - the people who I got my 4.77 from.

 

Is this mod worth it?

How does the 4.77 compare, do you recommend it? and how much quicker is the acceleration?

im not really bothered about more wear as i don't really use the car that much, equally i don't use it much on the motorways either. I am looking for increased acceleration and don't care about top end so much.

 

Cheers, max, i suspected so, I asked the question for benefit of other users as ReedZ doesnt post much over here

 

The other problem is, you have to change in 3rd before you get to 60, in a car with standard gears you don't, so is it any slower to 60 due to the extra gear swap?

 

You could really experiment with the gearing and acceleration and stick a set of re-drilled old 10" mini wheels on the back. If there is any ground clearance left of course.

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