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Gears don't make torque, they make speed. The 4.08 gears would change your 0-60 time (acceleration) by 4% vs the Nismo 3.92 ratio. They will also increase your RPM at

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Gears don't make torque, they make speed. The 4.08 gears would change your 0-60 time (acceleration) by 4% vs the Nismo 3.92 ratio. They will also increase your RPM at any given gear and speed combination by 4%. For me, that would mean about 125 RPM higher at 75 mph in top gear.

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Gears don't make torque, ...
Correct. But gears do multiply torque.
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