Should I Bother With 7at Gear Ratio's when FI?

Originally Posted by JenovaI I currently have a pretty aggressively tuned Stillen SC'd 370z 7at with a base open diff. Next step is LSD. Everyone says 3.69 or 4.08 gears

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Should I Bother With 7at Gear Ratio's when FI?

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Originally Posted by JenovaI

I currently have a pretty aggressively tuned Stillen SC'd 370z 7at with a base open diff. Next step is LSD. Everyone says 3.69 or 4.08 gears are amazing, but since I'm at 479hp on a dyno, should I bother gear swapping? Am I going to put unnecessary load on my 7at by going to the closer gears?

My map #1 (9lb) is 500+whp on E85 and it does launch strong with the 3.69 VLSD pumpkin swap I did. I have not tried the other maps (boost levels) yet but it pulls hard on my first map.

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