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Old 02-14-2017, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by bmwman528e View Post
I feel like it would make it more fun to drive but with the tall 4:10 gears and only 5 gears you would be rowing too much to enjoy it. A 3:64 gear change from the 4.4 would probably make a big difference.
4.10 ratio is a lower gear ratio. Going to a 3.64 would result in slower acceleration and if the vehicle could push the wind out of the way higher top speed.

I am in the middle of removing the 3.91s in my 4.6 and replacing them with 4.10s. Rear is in place. I discussed a six speed replacement with a ZF specialist. He thought it a bad idea due to the complexity of integrating the additional computer controls.
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