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Number: 0636
From: n20capri
Date: Sat Mar 9, 2002  6:30 pm
Subject: Re: 88 McLaren

Body:
No your right...Regular Mustangs didn't come with anything higher
than the 3:27's you mention.



--- In ascmclaren@y..., asc88mclaren <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> I don't think they put 3.73 in the 88 automatics. The reason I say
> this is because I recently had to pull my rear apart to fix a leaky
> rear axle seal and leaky rear pinion seal, and while I was in there
I
> counted the teeth and came up with 36 on the ring and 11 on the
> pinion, and that truns out to be around 3.27 when you do the math.
> My rear has never been replaced, and these are the gears that came
> with the car origionally. I was just wondering if this is
correct.
> I may be wrong and have miscounted, I am just curious. Anyone with
> an answer, thank you for your help.
>
> Anthony
> ***bE oRiGiNaL***
>
>
>

--- In ascmclaren@y..., cigarsandy <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > Hello Anthony !
> >
> > Some Rumor! No where close to 300HP, they do produce 225 H.P.
> > They DID "hop-up" the rear end! In 5-Speed cars the standard
rear
> > was 2.73 & they upped it to 3.08. In automatic cars standard was
> > 3.23 & they hopped it up to 3.73.
> >