i've heard some pros and cons about this...
pro - much better acceleration
con - gas mileage goes to hell...

i need some input on this one guys...

 

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i've heard some pros and cons about this...
pro - much better acceleration
con - gas mileage goes to hell...
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I like mine. Acceleration was unnoticable to me until I drove a 4.40 equiped ITR again. As for gas mileage who cares. Really haven't noticed a difference in mileage either. Just do it.


[Modified by MPH, 2:15 PM 9/4/2002]

 

I haven't yet notice any gas mileage differences and I have the ATS 4.9.
Its probably the fact that I dont care about gas mileage when you want performance

 

I get better gas millage with my ATS then when I was stock. Course that is just putting around town... on the trottle say at the track i get like 11mpg

 

lil quicker acceleration, lil more gas usage due to higher rpm driving. instead of being at 4500rpm at 80mph, youll be at like 4700rpm at 80mph(just an example, not actual fact).

 

i still get 32 mpg!

 

i have the JDM FD's in stock now

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=270929

 

Are JDM FDs tough to acquire Leo?

I still haven't decided on header or JDM FD for next spring. Will I be **** outta luck if I wait to get a JDM FD? Will they be available in March?

 

JDM FD=

I love mine. I would never go back to a 4.4. That thing blows.

 

<------- RAISES hand!


i love my 4.785


gas mileage actually improved, and 1st through 3rd are a blast

 

<--has a JDM FD and he loves it as well. No change in gas mileage whatsoever. If i could do it all over again i would of did the final drive before the header.

mike

 

march?? maybe and maybe not.....they are always in n out of backorder so who knows

 

very happy with mine also....acceleration is better. nothing huge...but better. Makes the car nicer to drive...gearing is right there.

I have it on my street car (2k si) and the pro car which i help out with. Both cars noticed nice improvements.

Tom.

 

Just swapped trannies, went from a 4.785 to a 4.40. Huge difference.

 

I don't have one...

My mileage is better around town AND on the hwy if anything (ATS equipped).

 

Who has a 4.785 with boost?

Even less traction would be entertaining for sure.

 

ATS final ownz

 

TJ (RATEDR) had it locally with his drag 3 setup... It was actually pretty good.

 

on a boosted car though, u want longer gears...


JDM final drive equals rippage through the gears


GSR gears with LS final drive equals the ideal boost gear setup

 

buying a JDM FD soon...

 

Right... and...?

It rips through the gears regardless of gearing.

Ideal for what?

Ideal is completely dependent on what you use the car for.

 

what else do u want to know.......


u asked about boosted cars right, that is the ideal setup for a boosted B series....

[Modified by KraZyCHOWMEIN, 12:56 PM 9/4/2002]


[Modified by KraZyCHOWMEIN, 12:57 PM 9/4/2002]

 

The final drive doesn't affect the spacing between the gears...

I guess it depends on the whp you're talking about, but at 240whp it's pulling hard either way... jdm final just helps the turbo car around the autox course better... Running through the traps in 5th gear at 1320 is kinda funny though...

It's a LOT of fun, imho... I had even toyed with using a 4.9 final with a small turbo (just for kicks)...

I don't like the gsr gears - spacing between them is too great, imho... To each his own, I guess.

Say hi to M for me!

 

I never drove a 4.400 cause euro spec has stock JDM 4.785.

Someone can tell the diferences bettwen:

4.400 FD- 8000 rpm= ??? speed
4.785 FD- 8000 rpm= ??? speed

Thanks,

Pinota

 

.....In what gear?