Do you think a 400+ cubic inch eight cylinder might have a bit more torque that a VQ six cylinder?

 

That would be my point...exactly...

 

Update - had the gears for about 4 months now.

-No whine noise
-MPG doesn't seem all that much worse, I am doing a little more highway driving now since I've moved
-1st gear is fine and perfectly driveable

 

Thanks for the update...

So, you're still happy... You'd do it again...

 

Effective gearing is dependant on so many things, not just the rear rear ratio. A car will most definitely feel faster with deeper gearing in a shorter run, but you'll really never know until you put it under the timers. When gearing a car you can't forget about the transmission gearing, overall power, the shape of the powerband, and vehicle weight. The C6 Z06 may look like it has really stout gearing because it has a 3.4 gear out back mated to a massive 7 liter powerhouse motor, but when you look at the tranny gearing and the rev capability of the motor (7,000rpms), you'll see that the Z06 actually has quite long gearing.

1st 58mph
2nd 88mph
3rd 120mph
4th 155mph
5th 210mph (theoretical)

The Z06 doesn't need the extra torque multiplication from deeper gearing because the super flexible and torque rich LS7 takes care of that.

Regarding MPGs, the Z06 can attain excellent highway MPGs because at 70mph in 6th, the engine is loafing along at 1,400rpms.

 

Glad you are still enjoying those gears with out any problems.

lemme know if there is anything else we can do for you.

 

I'm very interested in getting gears, where did you buy yours from? Do you know if they would have any negative effect on FI cars? I rather excellerate faster than worry about top end speed, so what are the smallest gears we can get? ;D