Video Request for 4.44 owners

Mensaf · #1 06-06-2009, 07:31 AM

Can someone put up a quick youtube vid of driving on the highway with their 4.44 gears? I'm planning on doing the swap before the summer is out, but I'm curious as to whether or not it'll be bothersome on the highway. I do a lot of local driving, but I do at least just as much highway driving every day. How friendly is it for you, and is there a substantial difference in mpg you've been getting?

redlightningsvx · #2 06-06-2009, 08:31 AM

I drive on the highway 80% of the time and thier is not a LOUD engine roar as some people describe. I think it sounds like it did with stock gearing. Also I got about a 1-2 mpg higher.

LetItSnow · #3 06-06-2009, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by redlightningsvx

I got about a 1-2 mpg higher.

Just remember what happened when they defied physics on the Event Horizon!

redlightningsvx · #4 06-06-2009, 09:19 AM

I quit mashing the gas to get it going after the swap so that's where I got that from.

Mensaf · #5 06-06-2009, 06:23 PM

Sounds promising. Thanks for the reply dude.

subeman90 · #6 06-06-2009, 06:39 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

Mensaf · #7 06-06-2009, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by subeman90

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

Check your PM.

svxfiles · #8 06-06-2009, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Mensaf

Can someone put up a quick youtube vid of driving on the highway with their 4.44 gears? I'm planning on doing the swap before the summer is out, but I'm curious as to whether or not it'll be bothersome on the highway. I do a lot of local driving, but I do at least just as much highway driving every day. How friendly is it for you, and is there a substantial difference in mpg you've been getting?

Come here and drive one, or go to YT's place o drive one.
OR listen to the 400 people who have swiched and LOVE IT!

y2daniel1981 · #9 06-07-2009, 06:06 PM

Jason just did mine and it works good. I drove from Pittsburgh to Chicago with it and it's not loud at all to me. Only 2 things that I raised an eyebrow was when you are on cruise control it'll be higher then normal (mine was 3k at 70mph) and you can feel the cruise keeping you at speed more. But it's not bad at all

svxash · #10 06-07-2009, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by y2daniel1981

Jason just did mine and it works good. I drove from Pittsburgh to Chicago with it and it's not loud at all to me. Only 2 things that I raised an eyebrow was when you are on cruise control it'll be higher then normal (mine was 3k at 70mph) and you can feel the cruise keeping you at speed more. But it's not bad at all

What were your RPM's before?

Mensaf · #11 06-07-2009, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by svxfiles

Come here and drive one, or go to YT's place o drive one.
OR listen to the 400 people who have swiched and LOVE IT!

It's a field trip either way. I don't get off until the last 3 weeks of August.

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Originally Posted by y2daniel1981

Jason just did mine and it works good. I drove from Pittsburgh to Chicago with it and it's not loud at all to me. Only 2 things that I raised an eyebrow was when you are on cruise control it'll be higher then normal (mine was 3k at 70mph) and you can feel the cruise keeping you at speed more. But it's not bad at all

3k at 70mph isn't bad at all. My friend has 4.44 gears in his supra and he's at 3500rpm at 65. I wonder why now.