3.09 ring & pinion
11-04-2005, 08:17 PM
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I gave a little demonstration of a rolling 2nd gear burn out in the Frenzy parking lot Saturday. For the smash mouth type of driving I do, 3.09's are the ****s! 
The most fun is on the interstate doing about 80 mph and some ricer fart machine gets a wild hair up his buttocks... just a small squize of the stupid pedal and toodles.
Kibort may this and Kibort may that, but he's never had the joy of driving 3.09's. To each hiis own. I like 'em but I am limited to ~145 top end. Enough for a lifetime ban on driving in most states.
The most fun is on the interstate doing about 80 mph and some ricer fart machine gets a wild hair up his buttocks... just a small squize of the stupid pedal and
toodles.Kibort may this and Kibort may that, but he's never had the joy of driving 3.09's. To each hiis own. I like 'em but I am limited to ~145 top end. Enough for a lifetime ban on driving in most states.
11-04-2005, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott M.
I gave a little demonstration of a rolling 2nd gear burn out in the Frenzy parking lot Saturday.
Were you on I-81 in VA today? I saw a black NSX with PA plates going north.
11-04-2005, 08:48 PM
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Kibort may this and Kibort may that, but he's never had the joy of driving 3.09's. To each hiis own. I like 'em but I am limited to ~145 top end. Enough for a lifetime ban on driving in most states.
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You're a man after my own heart, dude! I won't be goin' over 145mph on the street anytime soon, but launchin' & streakin' to that point is where it's at for me.
By the way, where is Saxton, Pa.?
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[/QUOTE]You're a man after my own heart, dude! I won't be goin' over 145mph on the street anytime soon, but launchin' & streakin' to that point is where it's at for me.
By the way, where is Saxton, Pa.?
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11-04-2005, 09:19 PM
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Does anyone know what previous costs were? What about a group buy?
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11-04-2005, 09:34 PM
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IIRC: "If you can lay rubber from the exit of one corner to the braking point of the next corner, you have enough power." -- Mark Donahue
11-04-2005, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by John Veninger
I have the article about the first car w/ the 3:09 and seem to recall the cost was $2,500 many years ago.
Maybe that included installation, because I know the price he quoted me was within my means at the time & $2500.00 would definately been way too high. I don't know, maybe he was trying to unload the last set on me because I remember him saying that he hadn't had a call on the 3.09 set in over a year. But whatever, he can't charge me too much for a phone call.
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11-04-2005, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by worf928
IIRC: "If you can lay rubber from the exit of one corner to the braking point of the next corner, you have enough power." -- Mark Donahue
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11-04-2005, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 6.0-928S
Hi John,
Maybe that included installation, because I know the price he quoted me was within my means at the time & $2500.00 would definately been way too high. I don't know, maybe he was trying to unload the last set on me because I remember him saying that he hadn't had a call on the 3.09 set in over a year. But whatever, he can't charge me too much for a phone call.
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Maybe that included installation, because I know the price he quoted me was within my means at the time & $2500.00 would definately been way too high. I don't know, maybe he was trying to unload the last set on me because I remember him saying that he hadn't had a call on the 3.09 set in over a year. But whatever, he can't charge me too much for a phone call.
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11-04-2005, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 6.0-928S
That may be a lot of money, but going from 2.20 or 2.54 to a 3.09 has a lot of "kick-in-the-seat-of-the pants" feel for the bucks. Right Scott?
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Hammer indeed it is! 1st and 2nd may be short but they are still a hoot, even with a stock engine. Ask Heinrich, he test drove it too, and spent the rest of the day trying to make a trade with me!
11-05-2005, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyingDog
Did that little chiropractic adjustment help your patient?
Were you on I-81 in VA today? I saw a black NSX with PA plates going north.
Were you on I-81 in VA today? I saw a black NSX with PA plates going north.
Originally Posted by 6.0-928S
You're a man after my own heart, dude! I won't be goin' over 145mph on the street anytime soon, but launchin' & streakin' to that point is where it's at for me.
By the way, where is Saxton, Pa.?
By the way, where is Saxton, Pa.?
11-05-2005, 11:45 AM
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If any of you do go with a 3.09 ratio make sure you add LSD to the package if you don't already have it. These gears put you in the torque band real fast and you would be shredding one tire a lot without limited slip or PSD.