I would like to know what the difference is between 2.73 and 3.23 in the 1/8 mile and 1/4 on a pretty much stock car. Is the 3.23 a good gear for an everyday driver. Also, will the car feel alot stronger acceleratiing and have more low end.

 

this is lt1 "tech" you need to start posting this in the general question section.

 

In my experience the 3.23s are worth two tenths. I had a 95TA with 2.73s and it's best ET bone stock was 13.94 at 98.8, with a 2.16 60ft. My current car's best ET bone stock was 13.74 at 100, with a 2.00 60ft, and it's got 3.23s.

With 3.23s it feels faster all around, the 2.73s just made that car feel sluggish in town.

 

I had NO gain going from 2:73 all the way to 3:73, and I know I am not the only one(and no, it's not from wheelspin.

BTW, if you are swapping gears, going from 2:73 to a 3:23 seems like a waste of money IMO. May step up to at least a 3:42

 

I went from 2.73s to 3.73. That was a huge difference. Now I have 3.42s and love them. The 3.42s are a good bit better on the highway than the 3.73s and they perform just about as good.

 

Huge SOTP, or 1/4 mile.
I agree there is a big SOTP gain.