4.08 gear swap

masons169 · 12-21-2016, 06:07 PM

took a ride up to monroe,nc today, to SOHO motorsports. i had them swap out my gears along with a set of whiteline bushings while the chunk was out.very friendly people to deal with. the gears really wake this thing up. it should have come from Nissan like this. the bushings made a big difference too. on cold pavement, NO wheel hop like normal.their new building is really alot snazzier than the old one. will be very happy to do business with them in the future.

Nik@SOHO · 12-22-2016, 07:57 AM

sounds good...enjoy Christopher!

Optimiser · 12-22-2016, 07:02 PM

Yes I love my 4.08 !

greasebeast · 12-23-2016, 02:04 AM

I'm thinking about doing the same thing, but leaning toward 4.36. If your car was 90% track use, would you stick with 4.08 or go with 4.36?

masons169 · 12-23-2016, 05:46 AM

i never take it to the track, its my DD, just a lot of spirited runs around town, and when i find some curvy roads. on the highway with 305/30 on rears, im taching right about 3400 at 80moph. but it really runs up through the gears alot quicker. probably would depend on how long the staights are. maybe someone with some track experience could tell you better.

markesc · 12-24-2016, 04:35 AM

Any shops on the west coast any can suggest for such an install?

tonythetiger · 12-24-2016, 05:22 PM

lovin my 4.08 as well, acceleration pulls well for stock

PongSanity · 12-24-2016, 09:39 PM

4.08 gears for the win!

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greasebeast · 12-25-2016, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markesc

Any shops on the west coast any can suggest for such an install?

i dropped the pumpkin myself and brought it to the rear end shop in livermore ca for a quaife differential install. i think he charged $250 total. really good dude.

you're pretty far away from livermore but i'd imagine you could freight it over to him or something

Volk Z · 12-25-2016, 07:23 PM

Yeah the SOHO shop is nice, good bunch of guys. They put my amuse exhaust on a couple months ago... too bad this exhaust is not staying on. Car will have 1500 miles on it and it's 3rd exhaust lol

ChaseZ · 12-26-2016, 10:56 AM

Was all set to turn 4.08 gears, but ended up going forced induction instead and that's probably a little over the top for the setup so will run the stockers and see how it goes. If there is still room for them in the setup then they will go in for sure

masons169 · 12-26-2016, 11:07 AM

nik swapped my uprev tune over to ecutec and really did a fantastic job with it. night and day difference.he was also the one who suggested installing whiteline bushings while the chunk was out . they really know their way around these cars. being a 100 miles away helps. also

Presto · 12-29-2016, 06:18 AM

Does your cruise control still work after the new gears?

masons169 · 12-29-2016, 06:23 AM

haven evan tried it. i dont use cruise on any of my rides. i will try today and let you know. dont really see why it would affect it.

masons169 · 12-29-2016, 04:56 PM

cruise works just fine

12-21-2016, 06:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
masons169 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: duncan sc Age: 61 Posts: 18 Drives: 2014 6mt sport gm Rep Power: 11	4.08 gear swap took a ride up to monroe,nc today, to SOHO motorsports. i had them swap out my gears along with a set of whiteline bushings while the chunk was out.very friendly people to deal with. the gears really wake this thing up. it should have come from Nissan like this. the bushings made a big difference too. on cold pavement, NO wheel hop like normal.their new building is really alot snazzier than the old one. will be very happy to do business with them in the future. Nik@SOHO, RAMOS, Memphis370Z and 1 others like this. __________________ gen3, z1 intake, aam TP, nismo CBE, ecutek,4.08,whiteline, 329hp 265tq

12-23-2016, 05:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
masons169 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: duncan sc Age: 61 Posts: 18 Drives: 2014 6mt sport gm Rep Power: 11	i never take it to the track, its my DD, just a lot of spirited runs around town, and when i find some curvy roads. on the highway with 305/30 on rears, im taching right about 3400 at 80moph. but it really runs up through the gears alot quicker. probably would depend on how long the staights are. maybe someone with some track experience could tell you better. __________________ gen3, z1 intake, aam TP, nismo CBE, ecutek,4.08,whiteline, 329hp 265tq

12-24-2016, 05:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
tonythetiger A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: SA, TX Posts: 1,035 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z PG MT Rep Power: 193	lovin my 4.08 as well, acceleration pulls well for stock __________________ KWV3/Eibach/StillenG3/FI CBE+LTH+34Row/Uprev/SPL/SouthBendSS/QuaifeLSD/4.08/TommyKaira/Status/VolkZE40/AP Radical BBK/Seibon/Amuse/VIS/Sparco/WorksBellGTC/RJM/Nismo

12-25-2016, 07:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
Volk Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Laguna Beach, CA Posts: 2,214 Drives: Nismo Z Rep Power: 3066	Yeah the SOHO shop is nice, good bunch of guys. They put my amuse exhaust on a couple months ago... too bad this exhaust is not staying on. Car will have 1500 miles on it and it's 3rd exhaust lol __________________ AMUSE * TOMEI * STILLEN * CRAFTSQUARE RECARO * 3M * TOP SECRET * SLICKCARBON

12-26-2016, 11:07 AM	#12 (permalink)
masons169 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: duncan sc Age: 61 Posts: 18 Drives: 2014 6mt sport gm Rep Power: 11	nik swapped my uprev tune over to ecutec and really did a fantastic job with it. night and day difference.he was also the one who suggested installing whiteline bushings while the chunk was out . they really know their way around these cars. being a 100 miles away helps. also __________________ gen3, z1 intake, aam TP, nismo CBE, ecutek,4.08,whiteline, 329hp 265tq Last edited by masons169; 12-26-2016 at 11:15 AM. Reason: additional info

12-22-2016, 07:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Nik@SOHO Base Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Charlotte Posts: 234 Drives: 14 Nismo 370Z Rep Power: 10078	sounds good...enjoy Christopher!

12-22-2016, 07:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Optimiser Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 455 Drives: 2012 Nissan 370Z MT Rep Power: 20144	Yes I love my 4.08 !

12-23-2016, 02:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
greasebeast Base Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: bay area Posts: 14 Drives: 2010 370z Rep Power: 10	I'm thinking about doing the same thing, but leaning toward 4.36. If your car was 90% track use, would you stick with 4.08 or go with 4.36?

12-24-2016, 04:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
markesc Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Utah Posts: 380 Drives: 2014 370z M.B. 7AT Rep Power: 3366	Any shops on the west coast any can suggest for such an install?

12-24-2016, 09:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
PongSanity Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Virgin Islands Posts: 261 Drives: '09 G37s KH3 6MT Rep Power: 11	4.08 gears for the win! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12-26-2016, 10:56 AM	#11 (permalink)
ChaseZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2016 Location: Calgary Posts: 3,799 Drives: 16 370z Rep Power: 94683	Was all set to turn 4.08 gears, but ended up going forced induction instead and that's probably a little over the top for the setup so will run the stockers and see how it goes. If there is still room for them in the setup then they will go in for sure

12-29-2016, 06:18 AM	#13 (permalink)
Presto Base Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Home Posts: 123 Drives: Car Rep Power: 15	Does your cruise control still work after the new gears?

12-29-2016, 06:23 AM	#14 (permalink)
masons169 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: duncan sc Age: 61 Posts: 18 Drives: 2014 6mt sport gm Rep Power: 11	haven evan tried it. i dont use cruise on any of my rides. i will try today and let you know. dont really see why it would affect it. __________________ gen3, z1 intake, aam TP, nismo CBE, ecutek,4.08,whiteline, 329hp 265tq

12-29-2016, 04:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
masons169 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: duncan sc Age: 61 Posts: 18 Drives: 2014 6mt sport gm Rep Power: 11	cruise works just fine __________________ gen3, z1 intake, aam TP, nismo CBE, ecutek,4.08,whiteline, 329hp 265tq

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