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Old 08-21-2011, 07:36 PM
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today some kid wanted to race me and i figured why not...all he has from what i've been told was his smarty. what i don't get is i was on level 4 figuring he wouldn't move that quick but he caught up right when i got mid 4th gear and went to pass and slowed down...i know autos are supposed to be quicker but i don't see how a truck with only a smarty and 4 inch exhaust was moving that quick with as much smoke as he rolled.

and before the smack talk about i had to be shifting slow i don't...

it just seems like there has to be something else on that truck the way it ran, any ideas?

or will a smarty really get a truck moving that fast in the lower gears?
 
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Old 08-21-2011, 07:43 PM
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The smarty adds a good bit of low end on the autos.

3.55 vs 4.10?
 
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Old 08-21-2011, 08:40 PM
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Old 08-21-2011, 10:30 PM
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maybe that's all it was was gear ratio. idk i had him right off the line but he started chasing up quicker than i would have expected.

i'm 3.55 on 245s. he's running i think 285 or 305 comparable but on 18s. idk about his gear ratio, i figured autos were geared a little lower
 
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Old 08-23-2011, 07:40 PM
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47RE Gear Ratios:
Gear: 1 2 3 4 (OD) Reverse
Ratio (:1): 2.45 1.45 1.00 0.69 2.21
 
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Old 08-24-2011, 02:37 AM
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turns out he has a quad on it now, so that explains alot haha
 
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